Ch'iung-hai

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 瓊海／琼海 (Qiónghǎi) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiung²-hai³.

Proper noun

Ch'iung-hai

1. Alternative form of Qionghai
   • 1965 [1965 July 15], “The "Kwang-ch'ang-ai" and "Chen-chu-ai" Breeds”, in AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINED BY CROP IMPROVEMENT IN CHINA‎^[1], CIA, published 2003, Document Number: CIA-RDP78-04546A003200010004-4, page 6‎^[2]:

     In Ch'iung-hai Hsien of the same island, this year "Chen-chu-ai" has been cultivated over vast areas, yielding large increases and as 2,730 tons of the breed already harvested in June have been sent to Chekiang province, it is expected that it will be cultivated widely in Chekiang in 1966.

   • 1973, Issues & Studies‎^[3], volume 9, numbers 7-12, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6:

     After working in the wood-chopping section in Ch'iung-hai county, Hainan island, he was then sent to the "May 7" cadre school to undergo forced labor.

   • 1978, Translations on People's Republic of China‎^[4], numbers 433-438, Joint Publications Research Service, →OCLC, page 82:

     HAINAN COUNTY'S HYDROELECTRIC POWER--At present, Ch'iung-hai County has completed building 42 small hydroelectric power stations, with a total installed capacity of 3,362 kilowatts.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Ch'iung-hai.