gwan

Arriving early, my men were able to secure the best room and soon after, with much imposing pomp and show, a "gwan" [AH] arrived, disgusted that he had to take a lower room.

Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

Lao Chang, with the air of a hsien "gwan," sits in judgment upon them, bringing to bear his long experience of coolies and the amount of

Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

A deputation from the local "gwan" waited upon me to learn my wishes and to receive my commands.

Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

Thus were they clad when I met them; but catching sight of my distinguished person, mistaking me for a "gwan," they immediately made a rush for the man carrying the tunics, to clothe themselves for my presence with seemly respectability.

Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

Lee Jung-hoon/Yonhap/Reuters "I thought you were dead," Lee Min-gwan, left, a 61-year-old who left North Korea with his mother when he was three months old, told his 90-year-old father, right, according to South Korean media reports.

A Brief Encounter 2010

At left, North Korean father Ri Jong-ryol, center, looked at a photo album with his South Korean son Lee Min-gwan, right, and daughter Lee Sun-ja, left, during the family reunion.

A Brief Encounter 2010

In China, businesses are built on networks or guanxi pronounced gwan-SHEE.

Quirkiest Cultural Practices From Around The World Ruchika Tulshyan 2010

They were waited on by a woman dressed in the old style, the foulard and madras of the gwan 'wobe (grande robe) of the French Antilles.

'The Blue Hour: A Life of Jean Rhys' 2009

Also, like Dan'™s post, there'™s some shameless pluggin'™ gwan down.

July 2007 2007

Also, like Dan'™s post, there'™s some shameless pluggin'™ gwan down.

H2 '07 Event Roundup 2007