Shumchun

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  1. 1
    Synonym of Shenzhen: a Cantonese-derived name. dated

    "It is difficult to ascertain precisely what is transpiring on the East River front at present. Reports say that General Lin Iu-hung's forces, which captured Shum Chun and other points on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, have suddenly evacuated those places and retired to Lung Kwong and Ping Shan, but that Dr. Sun's troops still hesitate to advance."

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"It is difficult to ascertain precisely what is transpiring on the East River front at present. Reports say that General Lin Iu-hung's forces, which captured Shum Chun and other points on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, have suddenly evacuated those places and retired to Lung Kwong and Ping Shan, but that Dr. Sun's troops still hesitate to advance."

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Cantonese 深圳 (sam1 zan3).

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