SOME CHINESE NAMES.
The Coinese are not entirely content with the names which dwellers in various lands have given to their countries, and in consequence they have invented names of their own for them, some of which are very apt and descriptive. For instance, France is called ‘ Fa ko,’ the land of lawlessness ; Germany i« ’Te ko,’ the virtuous country ; Exgland is * Ting-ko,’ the blooming land, and America is * Mei-ko,' the beautiful land.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XI, 31 August 1895, Page 279
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73SOME CHINESE NAMES. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XI, 31 August 1895, Page 279
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