Weihai
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Wei-hai
Pronunciation
- enPR: wāʹhīʹ
Proper noun
Weihai
- A prefecture-level city in Shandong, China.
- 1888, “Bibliographic Notes”, in Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, volume XIV, number 1, Annapolis, Md.: United States Naval Institute, ISSN 0041-798X, OCLC 317296003, page 279:
- At Weihai the Chinese have an excellent position for an arsenal and docks. The harbor is good, and at the rear are all the resources of the province of Shantung.
- 2020 November 9, “Nerves and serves: International table tennis back after 238 days”, in France 24, archived from the original on 09 November 2020:
- The Women's World Cup began on Sunday behind closed doors in the eastern coastal city of Weihai with 21 players from across the globe taking part over three days. It will be followed by two other International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) events in mainland China.
-
Synonyms
Translations
Further reading
- “Weihai”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Weihai at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “Weihai”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “Weihai” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.