Chik Hom

alternative Chikhom

1. datedDated form of Chikan.

   Some conception of the density of the population may be gained from the fact that from the top of “Centipede Hill,” opposite the town of Chik-hom, three hundred and fifty villages can be seen.

   [1886, B. C. Henry, “Among the Palms”, in Ling-Nam or Interior Views of Southern China Including Explorations in the Hitherto Untraversed Island of Hainan, London: S. W. Partridge and Co., →OCLC, page 85

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   On the other hand, when a vigorous effort is made for self-support, we are often surprised to find how it succeeds. The church of Chik-Hom in southern China is an instance. It is centrally located in that region from which goes nearly all the emigration to the United States.

   [1898 September, “Conversation on Self-Support”, in The Missionary Review of the World, volume XXI/XI, number 9, →OCLC, page 689, column 2