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Sunwui

Sunwui proper noun: synonym of Xinhui: the Cantonese-derived name.

Proper noun

Sunwui

  1. Synonym of Xinhui: the Cantonese-derived name
    • In 1918 the senior writer visited southern China in continuance of citrus canker studies. At Sunwui, Kwangtung Province, near Hong Kong, fruits were observed which very closely resembled one strain of the Valencia as grown in California, and fruits were collected as specimens for identification in...1920, H. Atherton Lee, L. B. Scott, “Are Valencia Oranges From China?”, in The Journal of Heredity, volume XI, number 7, Washington, D.C.: American Genetic Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 329
    • Within a few months, the regional grapevine carried news of these "red-haired devils"—a Chinese term for Caucasians—who restored life and hope to the lepers in the graveyards of Sunwui.1988, Jean-Paul Wiest, Maryknoll in China: A History, 1918-1955, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 164
    Synonyms:
    Xinhui

Examples of Sunwui in a sentence

  • My ancestors moved first to Sunwui in south China, and then to Hong Kong.1995, Vivienne Poy, “Prince of Zhau”, in A River Named Lee, Scarborough, Ontario: Calyan Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 3:
  • The “loh wah kiu favorites” takes grandparents back to the Cantonese villages in Toisan, Sunwui, Enping, and Hoiping.2022 January 12, “NYC Chinatown resident and businessman Uncle Lou opens new restaurant”, in Cision, archived from the original on 12 Jan...

Synonyms of Sunwui

Origin of Sunwui

From the Postal Romanization borrowed from Cantonese 新會 (san1 wui6).

Questions about Sunwui

What does Sunwui mean?
Sunwui means synonym of Xinhui: the Cantonese-derived name.
How do you use Sunwui in a sentence?
My ancestors moved first to Sunwui in south China, and then to Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Sunwui?
Sunwui is a proper noun.

Words near Sunwui in the dictionary

  1. sunwheel
  2. sunwheels
  3. sunwing
  4. sunwings
  5. sunwise
  6. Sunwui
  7. SUNY
  8. Sunyani
  9. sunyasee
  10. sunyasees
  11. sunyasi

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