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Meaning of Swabue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/swɑːˈbwɛ/

Definitions

Synonym of Shanwei: the Teochew-derived name.

dated, historical

Examples

“The first discovery of the ore was near Swabue in 1909; it contained 30 to 40 per cent.^([sic]) of tungsten.”
“British missionaries had been driven out of Swabue as early as 1925, at the beginning of the Hong Kong-Canton strike.”
“Up to December 13, the Italian priests in Swabue went unmolested—they had even been invited to stay on and collaborate.”
“When they take him out in morning they lead him on short winding road by the sea to Swabue. The general's guerrillas cannot attack because they don't have equipment and besides there are hardly no trees or places to hide on way to Swabue.”
“However, the Kowloon Customs argued that although the collection of annual tax from these steam tugs was not under its jurisdiction, it also argued that because Hoifung county, where Swatow and Swabue were located, was a much poorer location, where trading activities could not compare with Tungkun, it was reasonable for Zhou to pay less annual tax than Chen did.”
“It costs 3.6 h to get to Qiongzhou Strait and the south of Fujian Province, and the maximum wave can reach 1.5-2.0 m. 2.6 h later, the region of Hong Kong, Macao and Swabue of Guangdong Province can detect the lead waves, and the maximum wave in this region is about 2.5 m.”

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CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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