Qingdao

• Tsingtao
• Tsing-tau
• Ch'ing-tao, Chingtao (Wade–Giles)

From the Hanyu Pinyin^[1] romanization of the Mandarin 青島 / 靑島 / 青岛 (Qīngdǎo).

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈdaʊ/, enPR: chǐngʹdouʹ^[2][3]
• Rhymes: -aʊ

Qingdao

1. A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea.
   • [1914 November 19 [1914 November 18], “TSING-TAU CAPTURED BY BAYONET CHARGE; Japanese at the Brink of German Trenches Before White Flag Was Hoisted.”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 November 2024, page 2‎^[5]:

     Tsing-tau was no longer defensible when surrendered to the Japanese, according to a correspondent of The Associated Press who was in Tsing-tau throughout the siege and arrived here tonight. His delay in reaching Peking was due to the Japanese holding him in Tsing-tau after its fall as a method of censorship.]

   • 2007, Susan Hong (梁红) Liang, 邹卫宁 [William Zou], “Overview of Qingdao”, in 青岛旅游指南 [Qingdao]‎^[6] (Travel), Qingdao Publishing House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1:

     True to its name, Qingdao, the green island as its name literally suggests, is covered by abundant trees - black pines, chinars, gingkos amid the azure sky and sea.
     With green and blue as the natural backdrop, red color stands out as the human creation enhancing the charm of Qingdao, as seen from the red-roofed architecture of various European styles erected during the early 20th Century.
     With its soaring architectural triumphs, from the glorious Catholic Church to the magnificent Former German Governor's Residence and the avant-garde spectacle of the 2008 Olympic stadium for the sailing regatta, Qingdao is unique.

   • 2023 May 10, Christopher F. Schuetze, “Stalled Sister City Plan Reveals New German Wariness of China”, in The New York Times‎^[7], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2023, Europe‎^[8]:

     Qingdao, a city of more than nine million, is home to China’s North Sea fleet, a marine research academy and China’s main submariners school, which specializes in submarine hunting.

• “Qingdao”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Qingdao, Tsingtao, Tsing-tau, Ch'ing-tao, Ching-tao, Chingtao at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Qingdao”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[9], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2546, column 3