Xianggang
Syllables: Xiang·gang/ʃjɑːŋˈɡɑːŋ/
Xianggang proper noun: synonym of Hong Kong: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (especially in the Chinese English language media).
Proper noun
Xianggang
- Synonym of Hong Kong: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (especially in the Chinese English language media)
- At the end of that period, it may move to Northern Ireland for two years and then from there to Xianggang for two years, with internal security roles in both places.1981 July, Robert S. B. Watson, “A Look at the British Regimental System”, in Military Review, volume LXI, number 7, page 55
- Like Shanghai, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, and Yingkou, Guangzhou provided easy access for Western ships entering warlord China. Specifically, Guangzhou with its links to Xianggang was the ideal receiver base for war munitions into south China. Xianggang, in turn, was connected to Portuguese Aomen...1982, Anthony B. Chan, Arming the Chinese: The Western Armaments Trade in Warlord China, 1920-1928, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 105
- Synonyms:
- Hong Kong
Examples of Xianggang in a sentence
- Specifically, Guangzhou with its links to Xianggang was the ideal receiver base for war munitions into south China.1982, Anthony B. Chan, Arming the Chinese: The Western Armaments Trade in Warlord China, 1920-1928, Vancouver: University of British...
- The truly politically correct, however, will already be writing Hong Kong not just as one word but as Xianggang.2004 April 22, Philip Bowring, International Herald Tribune:
Synonyms of Xianggang
Forms of Xianggang
| alternative form | Hsiang Kang |
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Origin of Xianggang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 香港 (Xiānggǎng).
Questions about Xianggang
- What does Xianggang mean?
- Xianggang means synonym of Hong Kong: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (especially in the Chinese English language media).
- How do you use Xianggang in a sentence?
- Specifically, Guangzhou with its links to Xianggang was the ideal receiver base for war munitions into south China.
- What part of speech is Xianggang?
- Xianggang is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Xianggang?
- Xianggang is pronounced /ʃjɑːŋˈɡɑːŋ/.
Words near Xianggang in the dictionary
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