Waichow
Waichow proper noun: synonym of Huizhou: the Cantonese-derived name.
Proper noun
Waichow
- Synonym of Huizhou: the Cantonese-derived name
- With Waichow subdued and the enemy troops in the entire area surrendering or in headlong flight, Chiang struck at another malcontent general and captured the coastal city of Swatow.1938, Robert Berkov, Strong Man of China: The Story of Chiang Kai-shek, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 46
- Chinese reports reaching here said 3,000 guerillas had captured the town of Lungmen, 70 miles north-east of Canton. Other light Communist forces were active at Waichow, 70 miles east of Canton and 45 miles from the Hong Kong border.1949 August 31, “Reds Advancing Irresistibly—KMT Troops Harassed by Guerillas^([sic])”, in The Bombay Chronicle, page 7
- Synonyms:
- Huizhou
Examples of Waichow in a sentence
- He organized a revolt which broke out on October 10, 1900, in Waichow, close to Hongkong.1969, Robert Payne, “Sun Yat-sen”, in Chiang Kai-shek, New York: Weybright and Talley, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 34:
- In October his supporters, augmented by secret society fighters and desperate peasants, staged a surprisingly strong campaign in the Waichow region of eastern Kwangtung.1989, Chu-yuan Cheng, editor, Sun Yat-sen's Doctrine in the Modern World, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21:
- Feather dusters were one local export; the long neck feathers of yellow-skinned Waichow cockerels being favoured.2020 April 18, Jason Wordie, “When poultry feathers and pig bristles were big business in Hong Kong”, in South China Morning Post, archived...
Synonyms of Waichow
Origin of Waichow
From the Postal Romanization of Cantonese 惠州 (wai⁶ zau¹).
Questions about Waichow
- What does Waichow mean?
- Waichow means synonym of Huizhou: the Cantonese-derived name.
- How do you use Waichow in a sentence?
- He organized a revolt which broke out on October 10, 1900, in Waichow, close to Hongkong.
- What part of speech is Waichow?
- Waichow is a proper noun.
Words near Waichow in the dictionary
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