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Chihli

[ chee-lee; Chinese -lee ]

noun

, Wade-Giles.
  1. former name of Hebei.
  2. Gulf of Chihli, former name of Bo Hai.


Chihli

/ ˈtʃiːliː /

noun

  1. See Bohai
    Gulf of Chihli
    Gulf of Chihli another name for Bohai


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At this period the Allies had about 100,000 men in Chihli, but the British troops were stationed at various stations on the line.

The Viceroy of Chihli admonished all his subordinate officials to discourage binding, each in their separate districts.

With the exception of Chihli, it is the only province in China which is thus honoured.

One day he arrived at Chu-chou, a dependent sub-prefecture of Peking, in Chihli.

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