Mentoukou

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See also: Men-t'ou-kou

English

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Etymology

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From Mandarin 門頭溝门头沟 (Méntóugōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Mên²-tʻou²-kou¹.

Proper noun

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Mentoukou

  1. Alternative form of Mentougou
    • 1939, J. S. Lee, The Geology of China[1], London: Thomas Murby & Co., →OCLC, page 172:
      The coalfields of Mentoukou and Chaitang, in the Western Hills of Peking, of Yuhsien, Yangyuan, and Hsuanhua in south-western Chahar, and of Kuangling and Tatung in northern Shansi are among the best known for their valuable Jurassic coal.