Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Fangchenggang, Guangxi autonomous region, China.
A former vice-director of the Gangkou district water plant in Fangchenggang , surnamed Zhong, has been jailed for 10 years for graft, Chinanews.com reports.
2014 October 25, “Mum throws daughter to death at hospital; Fujian's hottest September since 1961”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2014, China Insider
Origin
- Mandarin港口
- EnglishGangkou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 港口 (Gǎngkǒu).
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Chinese Cantonese 港口
- 港口 (gong² hau²)district
Chinese Mandarin 港口
- 港口 (Gǎngkǒu)district
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APA
Gangkou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gangkou
MLA
“Gangkou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gangkou. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gangkou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gangkou.
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