Qiqiha'er

alternative also Qiqihaer · alternative Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh · alternative Ch'ich'ihaerh · alternative Chichihaerh

1. Synonym of Qiqihar: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

   P.P.S. The Party Secretary of Qiqiha'er, a hamlet up near the Siberian border, was devoured by a black bear last month it is rumoured.

   1998, Nicholas Jose, The Custodians, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 175

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   In theoretical terms, the Daqing model is applicable to the mining and construction industries while the Qiqiha'er model is better suited to the manufacturing sector.

   1987, Peter N. S. Lee, Industrial Management and Economic Reform in China, 1949-1984, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 101

   'So where are you from? Sulianren? What are you doing in Qiqiha'er?' I explained that I was on my way to Mohe, and her eyes widened slightly. 'Why do you want to go to Mohe? There's nothing there. You'd be better off going to Harbin.' I polished off a dumpling moistened in the oily surface of the soup. 'I've just come from Harbin. What about Qiqiha'er - what is there to see here?' 'There's nothing in Qiqiha'er either.'

   2003, Liam D'Arcy Brown, Green Dragon, Sombre Warrior, London: John Murray, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 257

   Synonyms: Qiqihar