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Shekki
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English
Etymology
From en yue - 石岐 sek6 kei4.
Proper noun
en Shiqi: the Cantonese-derived name.
en 1956 Theodore Shabad The Kwangtung-Kwangsi Hills China's Changing Map: A Political and Economic Geography of the Chinese People's Republic https://archive.org/details/chinaschangingma0000shab/ New York w:Frederick A. Praeger 55-11530 633834569 166 https://archive.org/details/chinaschangingma0000shab/page/166/ With the exception of Shiukwan on the Canton-Hankow railroad, Kwangtung’s regional centers are situated along the coast, notably in the Canton delta. There, in addition to Canton, are the cities of Fatshan, Kongmoon and Shekki.
en 1994 w:Denise Chong Chapter Three w:The Concubine's Children https://archive.org/details/concubineschildr00chon_1/ w:Penguin Books 1996 9780140254273 94-28442 970581919 38 https://archive.org/details/concubineschildr00chon_1/page/38/ Chan Sam had already received two receipts, one from the banking institution in Hong Kong to which he had sent his draft, and another from the broker in the market town of Shekki, which served several satellite villages including Chang Gar Bin. A courier had carried the draft from Hong Kong to Shekki.
en 2007 Rodney P. Carlisle Day by Day: The Thirties https://archive.org/details/daybydaythirties0002unse/ 2 w:Facts on File 9780816066643 2006017697 884834104 894 https://archive.org/details/daybydaythirties0002unse/page/894/ 1938Asia & The PacificNov.2[...]Japan bombs Shekki, ahead of their advance on the West River. More Japanese troops are landed at Amoy in Fukien.
Anagrams
en ehikks kishke