Haikou

See also: Hai-k'ou

English

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Etymology

From Mandarin[1] 海口 (Hǎikǒu).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: hīʹkōʹ[1]

Proper noun

Haikou

  1. The capital and most populous city of Hainan province, China; located on the north side of Hainan island.
    • 1993 March 25, Sheryl WuDunn, “Haikou Journal; For Treasure (and Pleasure), Their Special Island”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015, World‎[3]:
      Hainan Island, of which Haikou is the capital, is a tropical province that China has proclaimed its newest and largest special economic zone. Partly because it is separated from the Chinese mainland by a 13-mile strip of water, the authorities give it special dispensation to stray from economic and social orthodoxy.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Hoihow”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 793, column 1: “Hoihow (hoiʹhouʹ), Mandarin Hai-k’ou (hīʹkōʹ),”

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