Guilin
See also: Guìlín
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Kuei-lin
- (postal romanization) Kweilin
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 桂林 (Guìlín, “Laurel Forest”), with particular reference to the area's Cinnamomum cassia.
Proper noun
Guilin
- A city in Guangxi, China.
- 1978, McDonald, Jr., Angus W., “Elites and the Mass Movement, 1926”, in The Urban Origins of Rural Revolution: Elites and the Masses in Hunan Province, China, 1911-1927, University of California Press, →ISBN, LCCN 76-7764, OCLC 964311009, page 235:
- In early May, advance elements of Li Zong-ren’s Seventh Army of the Northern Expeditionary Force advanced from Guilin, securing Tang’s flanks and boosting his soldiers’ morale.
- 2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, volume II, New York: Vintage Books, →ISBN, OCLC 60594427, pages 436-437:
- Before going home, we flew to Guilin for a meeting with environmentalists concerned about the destruction of forests and the loss of unique wildlife, and a leisurely boat trip down the Li River, which flows through a stunning landscape marked by large limestone formations that looked as if they had burst up through the landscape of the gentle countryside. After Guilin, we made a stop in Hong Kong to see Tung Chee-hwa, the chief executive chosen by the Chinese after the British left.
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Translations
a city in Guangxi, China
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