Pei-kan

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 北竿 (Běigān), Wade–Giles romanization: Pei³-kan¹.

Proper noun

Pei-kan

  1. Alternative form of Beigan
    • [1954, “China Sea Pilot”, in Great Britain Hydrographic Department‎, volume III, page 165:
      Ma-tsu hai-hsai (strait), situated between Ma-tsu shan and Pei-kan-tang tao, north-eastward, has a navigable width of nearly one mile between the reefs on either side.]
    • 1970, Ken Fitzgerald, The Space Age Photographic Atlas‎, Crown Publishers, page 196:
      South of Hang-chou Wan (Bay) below Shanghai, the China coastline changes from a smooth, flat topography to one of irregular, rocky promontories and numerous islands. Foochow, the Fugiu of Marco Polo, dates from the seventh century. Offshore the Ma-tsu Lieh-tao (Matsu and Pei-kan, or Changshu Islands) are heavily fortified Nationalist strongholds.
    • 2000, Humphrey Hawksley, Dragon Fire‎, Macmillan Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 315:
      'We have successfully taken Pei-kan,' said Leung.

Translations
Beigan — see Beigan

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