Tanggu

See also: tánggǔ and Tánggū

English

塘沽
Tanggu

Alternative forms

• Tangku (dated)
• T'ang-ku (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 塘沽 (Tánggū).

Proper noun

Tanggu

1. A subdistrict of Binhai district, Tianjin, China, on Bohai Bay; former district of Tianjin, China.
   • 2007 February 5, Chen Aizhu, “PetroChina plant expands, awaits Russian JV plan”, in Nick Macfie, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 September 2023, Market News‎^[2]:

     The Dagang refinery, in the northern port of Tianjin, has been shortlisted as a potential partner for a proposed 200,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery with Russian state giant Rosneft ROSN.MM, officials have told Reuters. […]
     It has also started building depots at nearby Tanggu, with capacity to store 650,000 tonnes (4.7 million barrels) of crude oil and refined fuels, said the official, without giving a timeframe for completion.

   • 2015 August 14, Shannon Tiezzi, “The Tianjin Explosion, As Chronicled on Chinese Social Media”, in The Diplomat‎^[3], archived from the original on 2015-10-27‎^[4]:

     And the discussion on China’s social media sphere isn’t done yet. On the evening of August 13, the top-trending hashtag on Sina Weibo was “#塘沽爆炸真相#” – “Tanggu [the explosion’s location in the Binhai district] explosion truth.”

Translations

subdistrict of Binhai district, Tianjin, China; former district of Tianjin, China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 塘沽 (tong⁴ gu¹)

  Mandarin: 塘沽 (zh) (Tánggū)