Kweilin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Last week the Japanese did not drive directly into Kweilin; they circled it to the south.
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
Fruit stands in Canton, Kweilin and Nanning display little more than tangerines, apples and pomelos.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like the great U.S. base at Kweilin, built by the hand labor of thousands of Chinese, Tanchuk was scorched by Chennault's airmen before they left it.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are piles of food on the table, served buffet style, just like at the Kweilin feasts.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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