Qingdao

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Qingdao

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈdaʊ/

Rhymes with -aʊ

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青島 /靑島 /青岛 (Qīngdǎo).

proper noun Tsingtao · Tsing-tau · Ch'ing-tao · Chingtao

  1. A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea. Tsing-tau was no longer defensible when surrendered to the Japanese, according to a correspondent of The Associated Press who was in Tsing-tau throughout the siege and arrived here tonight. His delay in reaching Peking was due to the Japanese holding him in Tsing-tau after its fall as a method of ce

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name large city in China

한국어칭다오 Chingdao, 청도 Cheongdo
日本語青島 Chintao, チンタオ Chintao
中文青島 /青岛 Qīngdǎo, 靑島 /青岛 Qīngdǎo, 青岛 Qīngdǎo
DeutschTsingtau
РусскийЦинда́о Cindáo
Tiếng ViệtThanh Đảo
العربيةتْشِينْغْدَاو tšinḡdāw

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@misc{qingdao_2026,
  title = {Qingdao},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qingdao},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}