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Definition of Sanpan
1. an Oriental skiff [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sanpan
Literary usage of Sanpan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Coasts of Cathay and Cipango Forty Years Ago: A Record of Surveying by William Blakeney (1902)
"To-day nearly 300, sanpan GIRL [CANTON ... 1 This is an unique picture of China
to-day, but it will assuredly bring risks to the sanpan girl, if her race is ..."
2. On the Coasts of Cathay and Cipango Forty Years Ago: A Record of Surveying by William Blakeney (1902)
"To-day nearly 300, sanpan GIRL [CANTON RIVER]. almost all Chinese built and owned,
are doing a roaring trade, towing passengers and freight junks up and ..."
3. The Old Navy and the New by Daniel Ammen, Ulysses Simpson Grant (1891)
"... and Baboons as Commissaries—Hong-Kong—Chinese Vessels under Arms— Duck-Boats—Going
to Canton in a sanpan—Buying Wives—Chinese Modes of Burial. ..."
4. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"The captain hired a boat (which is the usual custom), called a " sanpan," to ...
The Chinaman who owned the "sanpan" hired by our captain had a family ..."
5. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"The captain hired a boat (which is the usual custom), called a " sanpan," to ...
The Chinaman who owned the "sanpan" hired by our captain had a family ..."
6. On the Coasts of Cathay and Cipango Forty Years Ago: A Record of Surveying by William Blakeney (1902)
"It was a stormy black night, and the river, swollen with heavy rains, was running
at great speed, when the Chinese boatman ran his sanpan under the ..."
7. On the Coasts of Cathay and Cipango Forty Years Ago: A Record of Surveying by William Blakeney (1902)
"To-day nearly 300, sanpan GIRL [CANTON ... 1 This is an unique picture of China
to-day, but it will assuredly bring risks to the sanpan girl, if her race is ..."
8. On the Coasts of Cathay and Cipango Forty Years Ago: A Record of Surveying by William Blakeney (1902)
"To-day nearly 300, sanpan GIRL [CANTON RIVER]. almost all Chinese built and owned,
are doing a roaring trade, towing passengers and freight junks up and ..."
9. The Old Navy and the New by Daniel Ammen, Ulysses Simpson Grant (1891)
"... and Baboons as Commissaries—Hong-Kong—Chinese Vessels under Arms— Duck-Boats—Going
to Canton in a sanpan—Buying Wives—Chinese Modes of Burial. ..."
10. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"The captain hired a boat (which is the usual custom), called a " sanpan," to ...
The Chinaman who owned the "sanpan" hired by our captain had a family ..."
11. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"The captain hired a boat (which is the usual custom), called a " sanpan," to ...
The Chinaman who owned the "sanpan" hired by our captain had a family ..."
12. On the Coasts of Cathay and Cipango Forty Years Ago: A Record of Surveying by William Blakeney (1902)
"It was a stormy black night, and the river, swollen with heavy rains, was running
at great speed, when the Chinese boatman ran his sanpan under the ..."
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