Weihai

See also: weihai, wēihài, wéihài, and Wēihǎi

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Etymology

From Mandarin 威海 (Wēihǎi).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wāʹhīʹ

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Weihai

  1. A prefecture-level city in Shandong, China.
    • 1888, “Bibliographic Notes”, in Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, volume XIV, number 1, Annapolis, Md.: United States Naval Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 279:
      At Weihai the Chinese have an excellent position for an arsenal and docks. The harbor is good, and at the rear are all the resources of the province of Shantung.
    • 2020 November 9, “Nerves and serves: International table tennis back after 238 days”, in France 24, archived from the original on 09 November 2020:
      The Women's World Cup began on Sunday behind closed doors in the eastern coastal city of Weihai with 21 players from across the globe taking part over three days. It will be followed by two other International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) events in mainland China.

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