Kweilin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Chungking, desperately hoping to make Kweilin the Stalingrad of Free China, worked mightily to stave off disaster.
From Time Magazine Archive
This time the threat to Kweilin was more serious than before.
From Time Magazine Archive
A short air hop from Canton is tranquil Kweilin, a delicate beauty spot on the fabled Li River, ringed by eroded limestone peaks that could have been assembled by a stage designer.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the south, meanwhile, Nationalist General Pai Chung-hsi continued his withdrawal down the Hankow-Canton railroad, finally set up field headquarters at Henyang, where the railroad branches out to Kweilin in Pai's home province of Kwangsi.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I dreamed about Kweilin before I ever saw it,” my mother began, speaking Chinese.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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