Chik Homとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Cantonese 赤坎 (cek3 ham2).

発音

• enPR: chǐkʹhǔmʹ

固有名詞

Chik Hom

1. Dated form of Chikan.
   • [1886, B. C. Henry, “Among the Palms”, in Ling-Nam or Interior Views of Southern China Including Explorations in the Hitherto Untraversed Island of Hainan‎, London: S. W. Partridge and Co., →OCLC, page 85:

     Some conception of the density of the population may be gained from the fact that from the top of “Centipede Hill,” opposite the town of Chik-hom, three hundred and fifty villages can be seen.]

   • [1898 September, “Conversation on Self-Support”, in The Missionary Review of the World‎, volume XXI/XI, number 9, →OCLC, page 689, column 2:

     On the other hand, when a vigorous effort is made for self-support, we are often surprised to find how it succeeds. The church of Chik-Hom in southern China is an instance. It is centrally located in that region from which goes nearly all the emigration to the United States.]

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