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English
Etymology
From Cantonese 石岐 (sek6 kei4).
Proper noun
Shekki
- Dated form of Shiqi.: the Cantonese-derived name.
1956, Theodore Shabad, “The Kwangtung-Kwangsi Hills”, in China's Changing Map: A Political and Economic Geography of the Chinese People's Republic, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 166:With the exception of Shiukwan on the Canton-Hankow railroad, Kwangtung’s regional centers are situated along the coast, notably in the Canton delta. There, in addition to Canton, are the cities of Fatshan, Kongmoon and Shekki.
1994, Denise Chong, “Chapter Three”, in The Concubine's Children, Penguin Books, published 1996, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 38:Chan Sam had already received two receipts, one from the banking institution in Hong Kong to which he had sent his draft, and another from the broker in the market town of Shekki, which served several satellite villages including Chang Gar Bin. A courier had carried the draft from Hong Kong to Shekki.
2007, Rodney P. Carlisle, editor, Day by Day: The Thirties, volume 2, Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 894:1938
Asia & The Pacific
Nov.2[...]Japan bombs Shekki, ahead of their advance on the West River. More Japanese troops are landed at Amoy in Fukien.
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