Hwaian

English

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 淮安 (Huái'ān).

Proper noun

Hwaian

1. Alternative form of Huai'an
   • 1979, Alden Whitman, “The Political Career of Chou En-lai”, in China Yesterday and Today‎^[1], 2nd edition, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 441:

     Chou's life bridged traditional and revolutionary China. He was born in the waning years of the Manchu Dynasty, in 1898—the exact date is unclear— in the eastern city of Hwaian, in Kiangsu Province.

   • 2005, Marylou Morano Kjelle, “"Spook Baby"”, in Katherine Paterson (Classic StoryTellers)‎^[2], Hockessin, Delaware: Mitchell Lane Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 14:

     She spent her very early years in the ancient city of Hwaian (now spelled Huaian) in the eastern section of China. Hwaian sits on the banks of the Grand Canal, the world's oldest and longest artificial waterway at more than 1000 miles.

   • December 2010, John Pollock, A Foreign Devil in China, World Wide Publications, →ISBN, page 41:

     In the spring of 1917 Nelson knew enough Chinese to take the big clinic at the larger, rich city of Hwaian, ten miles south on the Grand Canal.

Anagrams

• haniwa