Hengqin
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Definitions
- 1 An island of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, partially leased by Macau.
"A strange telegram comes from Peking. It says that at some date prior to the 11th inst., a Chinese squadron attacked the Portuguese gun-boats lying off Hengchin Island, and inflicted a loss of over 10 killed and wounded. The Governor of Macao at once despatched reinforcements which bombarded the island and caused many casualties."
Example
More examples"A strange telegram comes from Peking. It says that at some date prior to the 11th inst., a Chinese squadron attacked the Portuguese gun-boats lying off Hengchin Island, and inflicted a loss of over 10 killed and wounded. The Governor of Macao at once despatched reinforcements which bombarded the island and caused many casualties."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 橫琴 /横琴 (Héngqín).
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