角石

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Chinese

horn; angle; role
horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
 
rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (角石)
simp. #(角石)
anagram 石角

Pronunciation 1


Proper noun

角石

  1. (historical) Kakchio, Kakchioh, Kakchiok, Jiaoshi (a promontory in Shantou, Guangdong, China), historically having a great number of foreigners
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Descendants
  • English: Kakchio, Kakchioh, Kakchiok, Jiaoshi

Pronunciation 2


Noun

角石

  1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) foundation stone (in building construction)
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References

  • Wang, I-Chun, White, Jonathan, editors (2012), The City and the Ocean: Journeys, Memory, Imagination, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, page 123
  1. ^ 但见山嵯峨 胜景也云多——人文景观说礐石”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 潮汕民俗网, (Can we date this quote?)
  2. ^ 周修东 ((Can we date this quote?)) “通商口岸城建开发对土地产权的冲击——以潮州新关税务司公馆礐石地产争端为例”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 中华人民共和国汕头海关:原称角石,后于民国年间改称礐石