Toishan

Examples of Toishan in a sentence

• Toishan (whence come 90 per cent of Chinese who migrate to America) is on a branch of the West River which forms the southern boundary of the Canton Delta.1945, Mark Tennien, Chungking Listening Post, New York: Creative Age Press, Inc., page 63:
• Like an intravenous injection, the remittances also sustained the economy of Toishan.1967, Betty Lee Sung, Mountain of Gold: The Story of the Chinese in America, New York: The Macmillan Company, page 16:
• But he said he didn't know the Chinese name for the pastries his mother was preparing in keeping with the traditions of the family, which originated in the Toishan district of Kwangtung Province.1973 February 1, “Chinese New Year to Dawn in Burst of Parades, Song and Dance”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
• The vast majority of early Chinese immigrants, however, were rural males, laborers largely from Toishan County, whose local dialect is unintelligible to people from Guangzhou.1994, Barry Parr, San Francisco and the Bay Area, 3rd edition, Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., page 100:

Synonyms of Toishan

• Taishan

Origin of Toishan

Borrowed from Cantonese 臺山 /台山 (toi⁴ saan¹).

Questions about Toishan

What does Toishan mean?

Toishan means synonym of Taishan: the Cantonese-derived name.

How do you use Toishan in a sentence?

Toishan (whence come 90 per cent of Chinese who migrate to America) is on a branch of the West River which forms the southern boundary of the Canton Delta.

What part of speech is Toishan?

Toishan is a proper noun.