Chu-hai

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See also: Chuhai, chūhai, chūhǎi, and chúhài

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Etymology

From Mandarin 珠海 (Zhūhǎi) Wade–Giles romanization: Chu¹-hai³.

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Chu-hai

  1. Alternative form of Zhuhai
    • 1967 March 16, “TECHNICAL PROGESS IN CHINESE OFFSHORE FISHING”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), CIA, published 2004, →JSTOR, page 121:
      In Chu-hai hsien of Kwangtung Province, for instance, the haul taken in by motorized sailing boats during the first half of 1964 even accounted for 98 percent of the total haul of the hsien.
    • 1979, China News Analysis, numbers 1145-1196, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:
      In March the two cities closes to Hong Kong and Macau, Shumchun and Chu-hai (珠海), the latter 8 km. from Macau, were raised by the Peking Cabinet to the rank of City directly under the jurisdiction of the province of Kwangtung, i.e., not under the county.
    • 1989 December 6 [1989 October 16], Ta-hung Li, quoting Carlos Melancia, “Exclusive Interview With Governor Carlos Melancia”, in JPRS Report China, number 89-115, Joint Publications Research Service, page 88, column 2:
      The second bridge between Macao and Iiha da Taipa, which is estimated to have a construction cost of 400 million patacas, will provide a four-lane traffic flow as well as a direct connection with Chu-hai City.
    • 1995, Academic American Encyclopedia, volume 9, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 386:
      Beginning in 1979, foreign investment led to spectacular economic development in Guangdong, particularly in the Special Economic Zones of SHENZHEN (Shen-chen), near Hong Kong; Zhuhai (Chu-hai), near Macao; and Shantou (Shan-t'o) near Taiwan.

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