Laohekou

English

Alternative forms

• (postal romanization) Laohokow
• (from Wade–Giles) Lao-ho-k'ou

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 老河口 (Lǎohékǒu).

Proper noun

Laohekou

1. A county-level city in Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
   • [1903 March, Miss Black, “The Work at Lao-ho-k'eo.”, in China's Millions‎^[1], volume XI, number 3, China Inland Mission, →OCLC, page 34, column 2:

     In 1897 Ku-ch'eng Hsien, a city lying some fourteen miles below Lao-ho-k'eo, was opened as an out-station, and an evangelist sent down for permanent work.]

   • 2018 April 3, Emily Feng, “Chinese developers seek piece of booming education market”, in Financial Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 02 November 2021, Education:

     A middle school under construction on the outskirts of Laohekou, Hubei Province, China

Translations

county-level city in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 老河口 (zh) (Lǎohékǒu)

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Further reading

• Laohekou in Encyclopædia Britannica