Chefoo

[ Chinese juh-foo ]

/ Chinese ˈdʒʌˈfu /

noun Older Spelling.

Zhifu.

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Examples from the Web for chefoo

"I'll have a care to that, honorable teacher," assured Mr. Chefoo.
The Red Miriok|Anna M. Barnes
As soon as Chefoo was reached he disappeared, and that was the last seen or heard of him for some time.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer
But as the crowd had now withdrawn to the bank, where Mr. Chefoo bargained with the polemen, the river had cleared.
The Red Miriok|Anna M. Barnes
Many Europeans came in contact with him whilst at Chefoo, and all seem to have been most favourably impressed by him.
Intimate China|Mrs. Archibald Little

Mr. Chefoo had brought along a young man to carry the ponies back, and he too was anxious to begin his return journey.
The Red Miriok|Anna M. Barnes

British Dictionary definitions for chefoo

Chefoo

/ (ˈtʃiːˈfuː) /

noun

another name for Yantai

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