Chengde
[ chœng-dœ ]
/ ˈtʃœŋˈdœ /
noun Pinyin.
a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China: former summer residence of the Manchu emperors.
Also
Older Spelling,
Chengteh
[chuhng-duh] /ˈtʃʌŋˈdʌ/.
Formerly
Jehol.
British Dictionary definitions for chengde
Chengde
Chengteh or Ch'eng-te
/ (ˈtʃɛŋˈteɪ) /
noun
a city in NE China, in Hebei on the Luan River: summer residence of the Manchu emperors. Pop: 470 000 (2005 est)