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English
Etymology
From Mandarin 東湧 / 东涌, Wade–Giles romanization: Tung¹-yung³.
Proper noun
Tungyung
- Synonym of Dongyin (island)
1976, ed gould, “The Pirates of Tungyung”, in the lighthouse philosopher: the adventures of bill scott, Saanichton, Seattle: Hancock House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 76:Tungyung was the site of the notorious wreck of the P&O S.S. Sobraon which ran on the rocks there in a fog on April 26, 1901, while on her maiden voyage to the Far East.