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Yvonne's Valentine Ad Sharon Bakar 2006

The Arab word extended to China and was given to the hurricanes which the people call “Tee foong,” great winds, a second whimsical-resemblance.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

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Archive 2005-12-01 Sharon Bakar 2005

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The Book Project Rides Again! Sharon Bakar 2005

A heavy, boding swell precedes, to give notice of the dreaded Ty-foong.

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay

The Ty-foong of the East is synonymous with the hurricane or tornado of the West Indies, as the monsoon may be said to assimilate with the trade-winds of the opposite hemisphere; but this "strong wind" blows with even more violence, and has a circular motion.

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay

The symptoms of the Ty-foong having passed over, and all fears of its recurrence at an end, time went pleasantly by at Macào.

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay

Whilst we lay in the Typa had strong indications of a Ty-foong, but it passed over with some bad weather, high winds, and squalls.

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay

So indicative, indeed, is this flight of insects, that the Chinese call them Ty-foong

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay

As it was, had considerable of a blow, and the Ty-foong ravaged the coasts in our vicinity.

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay