Hu-ho-hao-t'e

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 呼和浩特 (Hūhéhàotè) Wade–Giles romanization Hu¹-ho²-hao⁴-tʻê⁴.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ho͞oʹhô-houʹtā

Proper noun

Hu-ho-hao-t'e

1. Alternative form of Huhehaote (Hohhot)
   • 1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, “Inner Mongolia”, in Christopher L. Salter, editor, Atlas of China‎^[2], McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 188, columns 1–2:

     In a region as large and sparsely populated as this, it is not surprising that there are few cities. Hu-ho-hao-t’e and Pao-t’ou are the two ranking cities of Inner Mongolia. Hu-ho-hao-t’e, the capital of the region, is one of China's famous ancient cities; it was once a trade center to which the wool, hides, food, and medicine from the surrounding grasslands were brought. The city formerly had a small population which fluctuated seasonally; the present level is more stable, at approximately 150,000-200,000.

   • 1981, Harvey W. Nelson, “The Army's Main Forces”, in The Chinese Military System: An Organizational Study of the Chinese People's Liberation Army‎^[3], 2nd edition, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 130–131:

     21st Corps: (Unit 8133) Moved from Shansi to Shensi with one subordinate division No. 4628 going on to Hu-ho-hao-t’e, Inner Mongolia (referenced by Inner Mongolia Radio, 29 August 1967).

   • [1988, Robert Lee Scott, Jr., “Across the Shum-Chun River”, in The Day I Owned the Sky‎^[4], Bantam Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 160:

     Our itinerary out of Lanzhou called for us to follow the river north on our way to a place in Inner Mongolia called Hu-Ho-Hao-T'e, where we would visit the Mongols.]

   • 1990, Arthur Waldron, “Strategic origins of Chinese walls”, in The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth‎^[5], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 46:

     In 607-9 Sui built a frontier barrier from near Yü-lin to near Hu-ho-hao-t’e.¹⁵¹

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hu-ho-hao-t'e.

Translations

Huhehaote — see Huhehaote

Further reading

• “Hu-ho-hao-t’e”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.