A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East / by Herbert A. Giles.
- Herbert Giles
- Date:
- 1886
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East / by Herbert A. Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TOBACCO. Is said to liave been introduced from Japan into Manchuria, tbrougli Corea, some 280 years ago. Its cultivation was at first prohibited as likely to interfere with the production of food, hut it soon came to he widely grown, especially in the neighbourhood of Kirin where the soil is well suited to the plant. The Manchus brought tobacco to China. ToJIK: ^—a man of T‘’ang {q-v.) Originally, a Chinaman; but now contemptuously used for all foreign¬ ers by Japanese. TOKAIDO : ^ I’oad of the eastern sea. The great highway of Japan extending from Yedo to Kiyoto, along the eastern coast. TOKIO or TOKIYO : —Eastern Capital. A hastard- Chinese name for Yedo—the capital of Japan. [Pro¬ nounced with the accent on the first syllable.] The term eastern capital refers to the Bakufu days, when Kiyoto and Yedo were distinguished as Saikiyd (western capital) and Tokiyo, there being then two governments, one de jure at the former and one de facto at the latter. TOLO PALL: [5:6 ^ sacred ornamental pall believed by Buddhists to assist the progress and ensure the happiness of their spirits in the next world. These palls are presented by the Emperor to Manchu and Mongol princes after death, as an especial mark of favour, and are buried with the corpse. In the lamaseries of Tibet, however, there are always some on hand to be let out on hire to the public generally. Erom the Manchu word toro, glorious. TOM-TOM or TAM-TAM. A Hindee word, meaning drum or tambourine.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30093120_0265.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
