Ho-ch'uan
Ho-ch'uan is the alternative form of Hechuan.
Meaning of Hechuan
Proper noun
Hechuan
- A district of Chongqing, China.
- "Hello, hello, hello! What? Hochuan? This is Peipei. Planes over Hochuan? Toward Peipei? No, not here. ... Bombing heard? Where, southward?" Then the man would hang up and turn the crank again, and shout to Chungking or some other place, "Peipei calling, planes over Hochuan, toward Peipei, Peipei."...[1941, Anor Lin, “Sung Dugout”, in Dawn Over Chungking, New York: John Day Company, →OCLC, page 87
Origin of Ho-ch'uan
From Mandarin 合川 (Héchuān) Wade–Giles romanization: Ho²-chʻuan¹.
Questions about Ho-ch'uan
- What is Ho-ch'uan the alternative form of?
- Ho-ch'uan is the alternative form of Hechuan.
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