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English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 (Qíqíhā'ěr).
Proper noun
Qiqiha'er
- Synonym of Qiqihar: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
1987, Peter N. S. Lee, Industrial Management and Economic Reform in China, 1949-1984, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 101: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.
1998, Nicholas Jose, The Custodians, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 175: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.
2003, Liam D'Arcy Brown, Green Dragon, Sombre Warrior, London: John Murray, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 257:'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.'
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Further reading
- Qiqiha'er, Qiqihaer, Chichihaerh at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Qiqihar”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2547, column 3: “Sometimes appears as Ch’i-ch’i-ha-erh, Qiqiha’er, or Tsitsihar.”