Wei-hai

See also: weihai, wēihài, wéihài, Weihai, and Wēihǎi

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 威海 (Wēihǎi) Wade–Giles romanization: Wei¹-hai³.[1]

Proper noun

Wei-hai

Alternative form of Weihai
- 2008, James Laxer, The Perils of Empire‎, Viking Canada, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 77:
  In 1897, Germany gained control of the Ch’ing-tao area in Shantung; the following year, the British acquired the Wei-hai region also in Shantung; and the Russians acquired Ta-lien and Lu-shun in Liaotung.

Translations

Weihai — see Weihai

References

Weihai, Wade-Giles romanization Wei-hai, in Encyclopædia Britannica

Further reading

“Wei-hai”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“Wei-hai”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“Wei-hai” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

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