Mawei
Syllables: Ma·weiUS/ˈmɑˌweɪ/
Mawei proper noun: a district and harbor in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Proper noun
Mawei
- A district and harbor in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
- The students' Northern Expedition, organized in Foochow, consists of five leaders, 350 male and 20 female students. The party left Mawei for Shanghai by a China Merchants S.N. Company's liner at 10 a.m. on the 18th instant.1912 January 27 [1912 January 18], “THE EXPEDITIONS TO THE NORTH.”, in The Japan Weekly Mail, volume LVII, number 4, Yokohama, sourced from Foochow, page 100, column 1
- More recently the Bethlehem Steel Company, presumably with the indorsement of the Washington Government, offered to China, without demanding any security, an enormous sum for the construction of a dockyard at Mawei, near Foochow. This scheme, however, can not be easily effected, because Mawei is...1914 July 25, Tokyo Jiji correspondent, quotee, “Japan's Fear of a Chino-American Entente”, in The Literary Digest, volume XLIX, number 4, Funk & Wagnalls Company, page 144, column 2
- Synonyms:
- Mamoi, Mainoi
Examples of Mawei in a sentence
- Vessels having a tonnage of above 1,000 are required to anchor at Pagoda Anchorage, Mawei (馬尾), about 60 li from the city.1926 January, “Shipping Traffic in Foochow”, in The Chinese Economic Monthly [經濟討論處], volume III, number 1, The Chinese Government Bureau...
- On hearing the news, the Boatmen's Union held an emergency mass meeting, and filed a protest with the authorities concerned, while stopping the communication between Foochow and Mawei.1927 June 30 [1927 June 22], “RICE BOAT FIRED ON.”, in The Hongkong Telegraph, number 22,208, sourced from Foochow, →OCLC, page 12, column...
- According to this source, these submarines are 12 in number and are based, not only at Dairen and Port Arthur, but also at Tsingtao and Mawei (near Foochow).1950 April 17 [1950 April 7], “"Soviet Chinese Treaty"”, in Memorandum for Chief, Publications Division, number IP-73, Central Intelligence...
Synonyms of Mawei
- Mamoi
- Mainoi
Forms of Mawei
| alternative form | Ma Wei |
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| alternative form | Ma-wei |
Origin of Mawei
From a romanization of Mandarin 馬尾 /马尾 (Mǎwěi), later reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.
Questions about Mawei
- What does Mawei mean?
- Mawei means a district and harbor in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
- How do you use Mawei in a sentence?
- Vessels having a tonnage of above 1,000 are required to anchor at Pagoda Anchorage, Mawei (馬尾), about 60 li from the city.
- What part of speech is Mawei?
- Mawei is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Mawei?
- Mawei is pronounced /ˈmɑˌweɪ/ (US).
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