Meanings
proper noun
- A county-level city of Fangchenggang, Guangxi autonomous region, China.
China accused Vietnam today of more armed border provocations in the last 10 days of July. The New China News Agency said child was killed July 28 by Vietnamese gunfire at the border town of Dongxing.
1979 August 5 [1979 August 4], en, “China Charges Vietnam Gunfire”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2024, page 12
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東興／东兴 (Dōngxīng).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 東興 /东兴
- 東興 /东兴county
Chinese Mandarin 東興 /东兴
- 東興 /东兴 (Dōngxīng)county
Cite this entry
APA
Dongxing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongxing
MLA
“Dongxing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongxing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dongxing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dongxing.
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