TUNG CHEE-HWA

Meaning of TUNG CHEE-HWA in English

Tung Chee-Hwa /ˌtʊŋ tʃiː ˈhwɑː/ BrE AmE

(1937–) the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after it was returned to China (1997–2005). He was formerly a Hong Kong businessman.

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TUNG CHEE HWA — Tung Chee Hwa BrE AmE ˌtʊŋ ˌtʃiː ˈ h wɑː —Chinese Dǒng Jiànhuá [ 3 tʊŋ 4 tɕian 2 xua …
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TUNG — noun Date: 1914 ~ tree
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TUNG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Kuang tung Tung Pei Northeast Shan tung Tung Ch'i ch'ang Tung Chung shu Tung …
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TUNG — ˈtəŋ variant of tung tree
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUNG — noun Date: 1914 : tung tree
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUNG — [tung] n (1914): tung tree
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TUNG — Pinyin Dong, Tung Kam, also called (Wade-Giles) Tung-chia, or Tung-jen an ethnic minority of China found in southeastern Kweichow province …
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TUNG — tung BrE AmE tʌŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TUNG — n. (in full tung-tree) a tree, Aleurites fordii, native to China, bearing poisonous fruits containing seeds that yield oil. øtung …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUNG — n. (in full tung-tree) a tree, Aleurites fordii, native to China, bearing poisonous fruits containing seeds that yield oil. tung …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUNG — n. (in full tung-tree) a tree, Aleurites fordii, native to China, bearing poisonous fruits containing seeds that yield oil. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab
TUNG — n. Kuang tung Tung Pei Northeast Shan tung Tung Ch'i ch'ang Tung Chung shu Tung lin Academy Tung t'ing Hu …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TUNG — тунговой, тунговый - tung oil
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TUNG — тунговой, тунговый - tung oil
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TUNG — бот. тунг (Aleurites)
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TUNG — бот. тунг ( Aleurites )
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TUNG — тунговой, тунговый - tung oil
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CHEE-CHEE — ˈchē(ˌ)chē noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from Hindi chī-chī fie!, literally, dirt : a Eurasian half-caste — usually taken …
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TUNG OIL — noun Etymology: part translation of Chinese (Pekingese) yu 2 -t'ung 2 tung tree oil, from yu 2 oil + t'ung …
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TUNG TREE — any of several trees belonging to the genus Aleurites, of the spurge family, esp. A. fordii, of China, bearing seeds …
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TUNG OIL — /tung/ a yellow drying oil derived from the seeds of a tung tree, Aleurites fordii, used in varnishes, linoleum, etc. …
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TUNG TREE — also called Tung Oil Tree (Aleurites fordii), small Asian tree of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), commercially valuable for tung oil …
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TUNG OIL — also called wood oil, or china wood oil pale-yellow, pungent drying oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree. …
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TUNG-T'ING LAKE — WadeGiles romanization Tung-t'ing Hu, Pinyin Dongting Hu, large lake in northern Hunan Province, China. It lies in a basin to …
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TUNG-LIN — Pinyin Donglin, party of Chinese scholars and officials who attempted to combat the moral laxity and intellectual weakness they felt …
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TUNG CHUNG-SHU — born c. 179 BC, Kuang-ch'uan, China died c. 104 BC, China Pinyin Dong Zhongshu scholar instrumental in establishing Confucianism in …
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TUNG CH'I-CH'ANG — born 1555, Hua-t'ing, Kiangsu province, China died 1636 Pinyin Dong Qichang Chinese painter, calligrapher, and theoretician who was one of …
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TAN-TUNG — formerly (until 1965) An-tung, Pinyin Dandong, or Andong, city, southeastern Liaoning Province (sheng), China. A prefecture-level municipality (shih), its territory …
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T'AI-TUNG — hsien (county), southeastern Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsiens of Hua-lien (north) and Kao-hsiung and P'ing-tung (southwest) and by …
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P'ING-TUNG — southernmost hsien (county) of Taiwan. It is bordered by Kao-hsiung hsien (northwest), T'ai-tung hsien (northeast), and by the Luzon Strait …
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CHEE-TOS — Chee-tos /ˈtʃiːtəʊz/ BrE AmE trademark a popular type of ↑ snack food sold in bags in the US. Chee-tos are …
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WHOM — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwām, dative of hwā who Date: before 12th century see: who Usage: Observers …
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WHENCE — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, from whenne ~ (from Old English hwanon) + -s, adverb suffix, from -s, genitivesingular …
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WHOSE — I. Etymology: Middle English whos (gen. of who (I) , what ) (I), alteration (influenced by who ) (I) of …
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WHO — I. (|)hü, _ü pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrog. pron., who, …
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WHICH — I. (|)hwich, (|)wich adjective Etymology: Middle English, which, of what kind, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German …
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WHERE — I. (|)hw]e(ə)r, (|)w], ]eə sometimes ]a(a)(ə)r or ]a (a)ə; when completely unstressed often (h)wə(r); more often under secondary than primary …
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WHENCE — I. ˈhwen(t)s also ˈwe- adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, whannes, from whenne, whanne whence (from Old English hwanon, hwanone ) …
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WHEN — I. (|)hwen, (|)wen, _(h)wən adverb Etymology: Middle English when, whan, from Old English hwenne, hwanne; akin to Old Frisian hwenne …
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WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
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HOW — I. (|)hau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English hou, how, adv & conjunction, from Old English hū; akin to Old Frisian hū, …
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WHOSOMEVER — pronoun Etymology: Middle English whosumever, whasumever, from Middle English (northern dialect) wha sum whoever (from Middle English — northern dialect …
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WHOM — (|)hüm, _üm pronoun, objective case of who Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwām, dative of hwā who — more …
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WHOSO — /hooh"soh/ , pron.; objective whomso . whosoever; whoever. [ 1125-75; ME, early ME hwa swa, OE ( swa ) hwa …
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WHOSE — /hoohz/ , pron. 1. (the possessive case of who used as an adjective): Whose umbrella did I take? Whose is …
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WHOM — /hoohm/ , pron. 1. the objective case of who: Whom did you call? Of whom are you speaking? With whom …
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WHO — /hooh/ , pron.; possessive whose; objective whom . 1. what person or persons?: Who did it? 2. (of a person) …
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WHICH — /hwich, wich/ , pron. 1. what one?: Which of these do you want? Which do you want? 2. whichever: Choose …
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WHETHER — /hwedh"euhr, wedh"-/ , conj. 1. (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the …
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WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
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VINCI — /vin"chee/ ; It. /veen"chee/ , n. Leonardo da /lee'euh nahr"doh deuh, lay'-/ ; It. /le'aw nahrdd"daw dah/ . See Leonardo …
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VESPUCCI — /ve spooh"chee, -spyooh"-/ ; It. /ves pooht"chee/ , n. Amerigo /euh mer"i goh'/ ; It. /ah'me rddee"gaw/ , ( Americus …
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TSITSIHAR — /tsee"tsee"hahr"/ ; Chin. /chee"chee"hahrdd"/ , n. Older Spelling. Qiqihar. Also, Chichihar, Chichihaerh, Tsitsihaerh .
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TICINO — /ti chee"noh/ ; It. /tee chee"naw/ , n. a canton in S Switzerland. 279,100; 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). …
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QIQIHAR — /chee"chee"hahrdd"/ , n. Pinyin. a city in W Heilongjiang province, in NE China. 760,000. Also, Chichihaerh, Chichihar, Tsitsihaerh, Tsitsihar .
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PUCCINI — /pooh chee"nee/ ; It. /pooht chee"nee/ , n. Giacomo /jah"kaw maw/ , 1858-1924, Italian operatic composer.
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POCHISMO — /paw chee"zmaw/ ; Eng. /poh cheez"moh/ , n. , pl. pochismos /-chee"zmaws/ ; Eng. /-cheez"mohz/ for 1. Mexican Spanish. 1. …
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NOGUCHI — /neuh gooh"chee/ ; Japn. /naw gooh"chee/ , n. 1. Hideyo /hee"de yaw'/ , 1876-1928, Japanese physician and bacteriologist in the …
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MISCHIEVOUS — — mischievously , adv. — mischievousness , n. /mis"cheuh veuhs/ , adj. 1. maliciously or playfully annoying. 2. causing annoyance, …
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MEDICI — — Medicean /med'i see"euhn, -chee"euhn/ , adj. /med"i chee/ ; It. /me"dee chee/ , n. 1. Catherine de' . See …
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MARIACHI — /mahr'ee ah"chee/ ; Sp. /mah rddyah"chee/ , adj., n., pl. mariachis /-cheez/ ; Sp. /-chees/ . adj. 1. pertaining to …
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LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR — /looh chee"euh di lam"euhr moor'/ ; It. /looh chee"ah dee lahm'merdd moohrdd"/ an opera (1835) by Gaetano Donizetti, based on …
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LIANG CH'I-CH'AO — /lyahng" chee"chow"/ 1873-1929, Chinese scholar, journalist, and reformer. Also, Pinyin, Liang Qichao /lyahng" chee"chow"/ .
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LEONARDO DA VINCI — /lee'euh nahr"doh deuh vin"chee, lay'-/ ; It. /le'aw nahrdd"daw dah veen"chee/ . 1452-1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, mathematician, …
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