Meanings
- Synonym of Nanhai (Foshan, Guangdong, China): the Cantonese-derived name.
Hong Yau Wai, the leader of the Chinese Reform Party, speaking of the enormous loss of revenue that occurs in China, stated that in his own native district, that of Namhoi, out of a total amount of $240,000 a year, only something over $20,000 reached the Imperial Purse.
1900, James Dyer Ball, “Customs, Imperial Maritime”, in Things Chinese; Or, Notes Connected with China, third edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, Limited, page 1591 more example
Thus, at the provincial capital of Canton, the viceroy of two provinces, the governor, treasurer, and judge of one province, salt intendant for two provinces, prefect-general, and two prefects, all have their “palaces,” or praetoria, within a few yards of each other, not to mention the Tartar and Chinese military authorities, the Tartar Customs, and so on; and the city of Canton is made up of the two prefectures or magistracies of Namhoi and P‘unyü, each with its jurisdiction.
1903, Edward Harper Parker, “Customs, Maritime”, in China: Past and Present, New York: E. P. Dutton &Co., page 235Synonyms: Nanhai
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Nanhai (Foshan, Guangdong, China): the Cantonese-derived name.
Origin
Borrowed from Cantonese 南海 (naam4 hoi2).
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Namhoi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Namhoi
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