Meaning of Ta-teng | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

Examples

“Causeways Built No one can accurately gauge Red Chinese intentions. But there can be no doubt⟳ of their activity all along the China coast facing Formosa. A concrete causeway has been built, linking Amoy with the mainland. (Amoy is four miles from Quemoy.) Another causeway, linking Ta-teng Island (six thousand meters off Quemoy’s northern end⟳) with the mainland is almost completed.”

“Every few minutes he would peek out furtively from under his jacket to look⟳ at the coast of Amoy. When they arrived at Ta-teng island, the general took him on a tour of the underground tunnels and showed him the sheer cliffs bordering the coast of the[...]”

“[...]even a trench, let⟳ alone any fortifications on Quemoy. The only guns they had then were four 42 mm cannons. The difference between then and today, was that scientific? Then he took the report⟳ to Ta-teng⁴ Island on a rubber raft. The waves were fairly rough that day and the general also told the frogmen to try⟳ a few[...]”

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