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Also, an old Chinese name for ambergris, lung sien hiang, means "dragon's spittle perfume" and refers to a belief that ambergris was the drool of dragons.
Keyword Roundup - August Greg Tannahill 2006
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[103] Sangley, a term used by the natives to designate Chinese, was derived from the Cantonese _hiang_ (or _xiang_) and _ley_ meaning a "travelling merchant."
Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593. Anonymous 1951
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The names of the principal varieties of black tea are as follows: _Pecco_, 'white hairs,' so called from the whitish down on the leaves, is one of the choicest kinds, and has a peculiar taste; _Orange Pecco_, called _shang hiang_, or 'most fragrant,' differs from it slightly; _Hungmuey_,
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The Chinese use a great deal of oil (hiang-yu) extracted from the seamum orientale, the Arachis Hypogoea, or the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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[23] _Sangleyes_: derived from _hiang_ (or _xiang_) and _ley_, meaning "a traveling merchant;" appellation of Chinese traders in the Philippines.
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Arch-Supremacy Member just went to 3 coffeeshops and cldnt find prata stalls open now eating crappy mian + bee hoon + egg + cheeken wing + fish slice + ngor hiang bigbadber
www.hardwarezone.com.sg leinad 2010
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Arch-Supremacy Member just went to 3 coffeeshops and cldnt find prata stalls open now eating crappy mian + bee hoon + egg + cheeken wing + fish slice + ngor hiang bigbadber
www.hardwarezone.com.sg leinad 2010
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Arch-Supremacy Member just went to 3 coffeeshops and cldnt find prata stalls open now eating crappy mian + bee hoon + egg + cheeken wing + fish slice + ngor hiang bigbadber
www.hardwarezone.com.sg leinad 2010
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And Singapore cuisine was exactly what they got - from ngoh hiang to nasi lemak and bandung, it was a hearty meal.
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Arch-Supremacy Member just went to 3 coffeeshops and cldnt find prata stalls open now eating crappy mian + bee hoon + egg + cheeken wing + fish slice + ngor hiang bigbadber
www.hardwarezone.com.sg leinad 2010
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