Boli
See also: Appendix:Variations of "boli"
Englisch
editEtymology 1
editFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 伯力 (Bólì).
Proper noun
editBoli
- Synonym of Khabarovsk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
- 2017, Michał Lubina, “China's Appendix? The Russian Far East”, in Russia and China: A political marriage of convenience - stable and successful[2], Barbara Budrich Publishers, , →ISBN, →OCLC, page 207:
- Local press has created the most unbelievable stories about the Chinese conspiracy. According to these claims, Chinese diplomacy, “traditionally full of meanness”, would demand in future to “not only have those two islands but Khabarovsk itself, the ancient Chinese city of Boli, as well” which would lead to crisis and consequently - war between two countries.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Boli.
Translations
editEtymology 2
editFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 勃利 (Bólì).
Proper noun
editBoli
- A county of Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, China
- [1978 November 15 [1978 September 24], “Heilungkiang Reservoir”, in Translations on People's Republic of China[5], number 467, U. S. Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Harbin Heilungkiang Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, page 55[6]:
- The construction project of the (Taoshan) Reservoir, the largest one ever built in Heilungkiang, is under way. Located 10 kilometers east of the Chitaiho Municipality in Poli County, the reservoir will have a total water storage capacity of 648 million cubic meters.]
- 1987, Catharine T. Fogg, Edward H. Boyle, Jr., “Major CPEC Flake Graphite Producers”, in Flake and High Crystalline Graphite Availability—Market Economy Countries: A Minerals Availability Appraisal[7], number 9122, Bureau of Mines, United States Department of the Interior, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 40, column 1:
- In Heilongjiang Province alone, 14 graphite deposits are reported, with 1 occurrence near Jixi City reportedly containing 300 Mmt of surface-minable material (31) and another large deposit located in the Heling area of Boli County.
- 2018 December 17, “Migrant workers contribute talents to development of China's cities”, in ZX, editor, Xinhua News Agency[8], archived from the original on 10 August 2020[9]:
- The upper part of the combo photo taken in 2008 shows Wang Xifa working at home in Hengtai Village of Boli County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
Translations
editFurther reading
edit- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Boli”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[10], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 471, column 2
Anagrams
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- en:Counties of China
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