"Engteng" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: ěngʹděngʹ Etymology: From Hokkien 永定 (Éng-tēng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|永定|tr=Éng-tēng}} Hokkien 永定 (Éng-tēng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Engteng
  1. Synonym of Yongding Synonyms: Yongding [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Engteng-en-name-DMiza3Zj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hokkien 永定 (Éng-tēng).",
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        {
          "ref": "1952, “Ringleader of Plot to Overthrow Yeh Chien-ying”, in Review of Hong Kong Chinese Press, →OCLC, page 5",
          "text": "It is learned from a merchant of Engteng in southwestern Fukien who recently arrived in Swatow that Liu Yung-sheng (劉永生), former commander of the Communist Fukien-Kwangtung Border Column who had plotted to overthrow Yeh Chien-ying, Communist governor of Kwangtung, was publicly tried in Engteng, Liu's native place, on June 24.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, Theodore Shabad, China's Changing Map, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 176–177",
          "text": "Another distinctive crop is tobacco, which is produced in the Engteng area. Engteng is situated in the upper reaches of the Han Kiang, here known as the Ting Kiang. The tobacco, which provides the livelihood for virtually the entire hsien of Engteng, is shipped to Swatow in Kwangtung.",
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          "ref": "1990, Carl Molesworth, Steve Moseley, Wing to Wing: Air Combat in China, 1943-45, New York: Orion Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 23",
          "text": "Foley’s crew landed near Engteng and were contacted by Chinese army forces, who escorted them to Kukong.",
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      "enpr": "ěngʹděngʹ"
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          "ref": "1952, “Ringleader of Plot to Overthrow Yeh Chien-ying”, in Review of Hong Kong Chinese Press, →OCLC, page 5",
          "text": "It is learned from a merchant of Engteng in southwestern Fukien who recently arrived in Swatow that Liu Yung-sheng (劉永生), former commander of the Communist Fukien-Kwangtung Border Column who had plotted to overthrow Yeh Chien-ying, Communist governor of Kwangtung, was publicly tried in Engteng, Liu's native place, on June 24.",
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          "ref": "1972, Theodore Shabad, China's Changing Map, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 176–177",
          "text": "Another distinctive crop is tobacco, which is produced in the Engteng area. Engteng is situated in the upper reaches of the Han Kiang, here known as the Ting Kiang. The tobacco, which provides the livelihood for virtually the entire hsien of Engteng, is shipped to Swatow in Kwangtung.",
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          "ref": "1990, Carl Molesworth, Steve Moseley, Wing to Wing: Air Combat in China, 1943-45, New York: Orion Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 23",
          "text": "Foley’s crew landed near Engteng and were contacted by Chinese army forces, who escorted them to Kukong.",
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