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Penghu

Syllables: Peng·hu

Penghu proper noun: an insular county of Taiwan. Also the abbreviation of Penghu Island.

penghu: an insular county of Taiwan
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Proper noun

Penghu

  1. An insular county of Taiwan.
    • We may remark here, that the Pescadore Group of islands forms one of the six districts which constitute Táiwán fú 臺灣府, the department of Táiwán, or Formosa. The Group is called by the Chinese, in their statistical works, Panghú ting, 澎湖廳, or the district of Panghú, and is under the immediate...[1845 June, Richard Collinson, “Sailing Directions for the Panghú, or Pescadore Archipelago, with notices of the islands.”, in The Chinese Repository, volume XIV, number 6, Canton, →OCLC, page 249
    • A total of 829 Vietnamese refugees is now being cared for in Penghu (the Pescadores) with the assistance of the Free China Relief Association (FCRA) and military personnel on the islands between Taiwan and the mainland of China.
      . . .
      A special bank account has been opened at a post office in...1978 December 17, “Home in Penghu for Vietnam refugees”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIX, number 50, Taipei, page 2

Also used as

Penghu is also the abbreviation of Penghu Island.

Penghu is also the abbreviation of Penghu Islands.

Penghu meaning in Vietnamese

Penghu in Vietnamese

island group in the Taiwan Strait
Bành Hồ

Synonyms of Penghu

Forms of Penghu

alternative alsoP'eng-hu
alternative alsoPênghu

Origin of Penghu

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 澎湖 (Pénghú), Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻêng²-hu².

Words that rhyme with Penghu

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Questions about Penghu

What does Penghu mean?
Penghu means an insular county of Taiwan.
What is Penghu in Vietnamese?
Penghu in Vietnamese is Bành Hồ. See Penghu meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Penghu?
Penghu is a proper noun.

Words near Penghu in the dictionary

  1. penge
  2. Pengelley
  3. Pengelly
  4. penger
  5. pengest
  6. Penghu
  7. penghulu
  8. penghulus
  9. Pengjia
  10. Penglai
  11. Penglai City

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