Chihli

[ chee-lee; Chinese jœ-lee ]

noun

, Wade-Giles.

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

Chihli

/ ˈtʃiːliː /

noun

1. Gulf of Chihli
   another name for Bohai

Example Sentences

This is the common pronunciation over the northeastern provinces of Chihli, Shantung, Nganhwui, and Kiangsu, and somewhat in the contiguous provinces also, though everywhere in these regions with some slight local variations.

From Project Gutenberg

With a few strong-footed friends he tramped through the Western Hills of Chihli Province to find an ancient Trappist monastery that he had heard of 23 years before on his first visit to China.

From Time Magazine Archive

From its rugged border with Manchuria, the province runs down in a shelving plain to the shallow Gulf of Chihli.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over the Gulf of Chihli, in hazy weather, she lost her formation.

From Time Magazine Archive

His career began, like that of Candidate Hoover, in the development of large engineering enterprises and led to government posts comparable in China to that which Mr. Hoover now holds in the U. S. Tang Shao-yi was Managing Director of the Imperial Railways of North China in 1900, and shortly afterwards became High Commissioner of Customs under the patronage of the great Viceroy of Chihli and subsequent President of China Yuan Shih-kai.

From Time Magazine Archive