Daido

English

Etymology

From Japanese 大同江(だいどうこう) (daidōkō).

Proper noun

Daido

1. (historical, in reference to Japanese Korea) Synonym of Taedong: the Japanese-derived name
   • 1918 January, “Changing Korea”, in The Far Eastern Review, volume XIV, number 1, →OCLC, page 35, column 2:

     The dredging of Udan Shoal in the Daido River in front of the Custom House at Heijo (Pyöng-yang) and landing equipments were all completed in the year 1913, and the construction of an open dock system in Chinnampo was completed in 1915.

   • 1940, The Directory & Chronicle of China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Borneo, Siam, The Philippines, Korea, Indo-China, Netherlands Indies, & c.‎^[1], Hongkong: Hongkong Daily Press, →OCLC, page 343:

     Heijo is situated on the right bank of the Daido River, some 60 miles from its mouth and is an important railway, military and industrial centre, with a population in 1935 of 182,122.

   • 1942, Neill James, “Rural Korea . . . On the Daido River”, in Petticoat Vagabond in Ainu Land and Up and Down Eastern Asia‎^[2], New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, →OCLC, pages 262–263:

     The Daido River, which empties into the Yellow Sea, reaches back for 250 miles, rising in the northeast, has been used as a traffic artery by Koreans from time immemorial. The river, which flows through the city of Pyengyang, serves to transport freight barges, sailing ships bearing coal, and rafts of timber and farm products from the interior during the day.

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