Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Maritime customs in China.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Chinese maritime customs.
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Examples
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Shan-haikwan, and also Kwan-tung, or the Country East of the Pass
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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For the rest of the day whenever the laoban caught my eye he raised three fingers and with a rueful shake of the head said "Kweichou haikwan (customs) no good;" and then he swore, no doubt.
AN AUSTRALIAN IN CHINA Morrison, George Ernest, 1862-1920 1895
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For the rest of the day whenever the laoban caught my eye he raised three fingers and with a rueful shake of the head said "Kweichou haikwan (customs) no good"; and then he swore, no doubt.
An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma George Ernest Morrison 1891
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