Qingjin

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See also: Qīngjīn

English

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清津 (Qīngjīn).

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: chǐngʹjǐnʹ

Proper noun

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Qingjin

  1. Synonym of Chongjin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • 1986 August 18 [1985 November-December], “An Analysis of the Expansion of Jilin's Exports to Japan”, in China Report: Economic Affairs[1], number 86-096, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →OCLC, page 82:
      Qingjin harbor is located in the city of Qingjin in Xianjin Beidao[sic – meaning Xianjing Beidao], Korea. It is divided into east and west ports. In order to let China transfer commodities, Korea completely vacated this port for Jilin and Heilongjian[sic – meaning Heilongjiang]. In the east port of Qingjin there are four berths so 5,000 to 10,000-ton freighters can berth there at the same time.
    • 1988, Shupeng Chen, “The shoreline as a baseline for global databases: A pilot study in China”, in Helen Mounsey, editor, Building Databases for Global Science[2], Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 208:
      In northern China, it links Hohhot-Dongsheng-Yulin-Yanan-Tongchuan-Xi'an, but this line is not yet connected from within the boundaries of Inner Mongolia to Dongsheng and Yuan in Shanxi Province. Its eastern end is linked to Qingjin Harbour in Korea.
    • 1999, China Newsletter[3], number 138-144, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11:
      The Tu Men River region is defined as the triangle area including North Korea's Qingjin, China's Yanji, and Russia's Nakhotka.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Qingjin.

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