Meanings
- A county-level city of Dandong, Liaoning, China.
Another trading source said coal imports from North Korea - typically entering China through Dandong's Donggang Port after coming down the Yalu River or up the coast - were not affected.
2013 April 30, “China steps up customs checks, but North Korea trade robust”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 15 Mar 20161 more example
At the port in Donggang, just south of Dandong, fishermen on boats flying both Chinese and North Korean flags complain bitterly about the people on the other side of the river. “If they intercept you at sea, they force you into port and take everything. If they see you're wearing a watch, they confiscate it,” said one fisherman, standing on the deck of the rickety boat.
2016 November 18, Anna Fifield, “China is putting the squeeze on North Korea. But for how long?”, in The Washington Post (Asia & Pacific section), Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2016
Origin
- Mandarin東港 /东港
- EnglishDonggang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東港 /东港 (Dōnggǎng).
More words from Mandarin
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Chinese Cantonese 東港 /东港
- 東港 /东港county-level city; district
Chinese Mandarin 東港 /东港
- 東港 /东港 (Dōnggǎng)county-level city; district
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Donggang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donggang
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