Laohekou

Lao·he·kou
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proper noun

A county-level city of Xiangyang, Hubei, China.

OriginMandarin 老河口 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Laohokow · alternative Lao-ho-k'ou

  1. A county-level city of Xiangyang, Hubei, China.

    A middle school under construction on the outskirts of Laohekou, Hubei Province, China

    2018 April 3, Emily Feng, “Chinese developers seek piece of booming education market”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2021, Education
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    In 1897 Ku-ch'eng Hsien, a city lying some fourteen miles below Lao-ho-k'eo, was opened as an out-station, and an evangelist sent down for permanent work.

    [1903 March, Miss Black, “The Work at Lao-ho-k'eo.”, in China's Millions, volume XI, number 3, China Inland Mission, →OCLC, page 34, column 2

Origin

  1. Mandarin老河口
  2. EnglishLaohekou

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 老河口 (Lǎohékǒu).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 老河口
  • 老河口 (lou⁵ ho⁴ hau²)county-level city in central China
Chinese Mandarin 老河口
  • 老河口 (Lǎohékǒu)county-level city in central China
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Chicago

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