Pakhoi
Pakhoi proper noun: synonym of Beihai: the Cantonese-derived name.
Proper noun
Pakhoi
- Synonym of Beihai: the Cantonese-derived name.
- Junks from Pakhoi, Hoihow and Tinpak, in the south-west, commenced in 1846 a prosperous trade with Hongkong.1895, E. J. Eitel, Europe in China: The History of Hongkong from the Beginning to the Year 1882, London: Luzac & Company, page 242
- But this is not all. It will be remembered that from Hanoi, the capital of Tonkin, a second line has been spoken of as leaving for Chinese territory — the Hanoi-Langson-Lungchow Railway. This strategic railway is already in fair way of being entirely completed, and the extension to Nanningfu...1905, B. L. Putnam Weale, The Re-shaping of The Far East, volume II, The Macmillan Company, page 308
- Synonyms:
- Beihai
Examples of Pakhoi in a sentence
- This strategic railway is already in fair way of being entirely completed, and the extension to Nanningfu, Pakhoi, and the leased port and territory of Kwangchow-wan will shortly be taken in hand.1905, B. L. Putnam Weale, The Re-shaping of The Far East, volume II, The Macmillan Company, page 308:
- The metropolis of western Kwangtung is Tsamkong, and Pakhoi is the chief town of the western panhandle.1956, Theodore Shabad, China's Changing Map: A Political and Economic Geography of the Chinese People's Republic, New York: Frederick A....
- The Japanese pleasure at China’s obvious disunity created pressure for a settlement, which was enhanced by their reaction to an incident at Pakhoi, in southwestern Kwangtung.1974, Diana Lary, Region and Nation: The Kwangsi Clique in Chinese Politics, 1925-1937, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC...
Synonyms of Pakhoi
Forms of Pakhoi
| alternative form | Pak Hoi |
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| alternative form | Pak-hoi |
Origin of Pakhoi
From the Postal Romanization of Cantonese 北海 (bak¹ hoi²).
Questions about Pakhoi
- What does Pakhoi mean?
- Pakhoi means synonym of Beihai: the Cantonese-derived name.
- How do you use Pakhoi in a sentence?
- This strategic railway is already in fair way of being entirely completed, and the extension to Nanningfu, Pakhoi, and the leased port and territory of Kwangchow-wan will shortly be taken in hand.
- What part of speech is Pakhoi?
- Pakhoi is a proper noun.
Words near Pakhoi in the dictionary
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