Hoifung

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  1. 1
    Synonym of Haifeng: the Cantonese-derived name.

    "The capture, by the Taipings, of the Hoifung and Lukfung district cities (in the N.E. of Hongkong) in September, 1854, seriously interfered, for a time, with the market supplies of the Colony."

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haifeng

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"The capture, by the Taipings, of the Hoifung and Lukfung district cities (in the N.E. of Hongkong) in September, 1854, seriously interfered, for a time, with the market supplies of the Colony."

Etymology

From Cantonese 海豐 /海丰 (hoi² fung¹).

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