Tinpak
Tinpak proper noun: synonym of Dianbai: the Cantonese-derived name.
Proper noun
Tinpak
- Synonym of Dianbai: the Cantonese-derived name.
- At Tinpak the chief magistrate, who had become slightly acquainted with the English from residing a short time in the house of a Hong merchant at Canton, was remarkably attentive to the officers employed on the survey in the China seas, and even offered them his assistance in their particular...1817, Henry Ellis, Journal of the Proceedings of the Late Embassy to China; Comprising a Correct Narrative of the Public Transactions of the Embassy, of the Voyage to and from China, and of the...
- 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, →OCLC, page 242
- Synonyms:
- Dianbai
Examples of Tinpak in a sentence
- This was formerly the prefectural city of Tinpak, before Maoming came into existence.1923, Maryknoll Mission Letters China, volume 1, New York: Macmillan Company, →OCLC, page 195:
- He will fly back to Spain if the condition of his damaged airplane at Tinpak, China, permits.1926 May 28, “Spaniard May Fly Home from Manila”, in Oklahoma City Times, volume XXXVII, number 18, page 2, column 1:
- The communique also announced that Tinpak, on the Kwangtung coast 150 miles west of Hong Kong, had been retaken.1945 July 17, “Chinese Units Storm Suburbs of Kweilin”, in The Daily Sun, volume 28, number 28, page 1, column 5:
- As the period closed Chinese troops retook Tinpak, cutting communications behind Japanese forces who advanced thirty-four miles to the area of Yanping.1945 September, “China (19 June to 18 July 45)”, in The Field Artillery Journal, volume 35, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2022, page...
Synonyms of Tinpak
Forms of Tinpak
| alternative form | Tien-pak |
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Origin of Tinpak
From the Postal Romanization of Cantonese 電白 /电白 (din⁶ baak⁶).
Questions about Tinpak
- What does Tinpak mean?
- Tinpak means synonym of Dianbai: the Cantonese-derived name.
- How do you use Tinpak in a sentence?
- This was formerly the prefectural city of Tinpak, before Maoming came into existence.
- What part of speech is Tinpak?
- Tinpak is a proper noun.
Words near Tinpak in the dictionary
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