Huoerguosi

English

Alternative forms
  • Huo'erguosi

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 霍爾果斯／霍尔果斯 (Huò'ěrguǒsī), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).

Proper noun

Huoerguosi

  1. Synonym of Khorgas: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • 1983 July 8, “China to Reopen Trading Posts on Soviet Border”, in The Japan Times‎, volume 87, number 30346, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 1:
      The Chinese economic ministry identified the Xinjiang trading points as Huoerguosi between Yhining[sic – meaning Yining] on the Chinese side and Panfilov in the Soviet Union and Toergete about 640 km south between Kashgar on the Chinese side and Osh in the Soviet Union.

Translations
Khorgas — see Khorgas
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