1.He was engaged for a long period of time in school education in Guangdong and participated in the making of the gazetteer of Canton Customs House and activities against British invasion.
他长期从事岭南地区的学堂教育工作,曾参与粤海关的修志工作和广州的反英斗争。
2.a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer.
描述一个国家的交通线路的指南；包括地图和（有时）地名辞典。
3.He commanded profound knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, Confucian classics, calendar calculation, geography, local gazetteer, phonology and exegesis.
对天文、数学、经学、历算、地理、方志、音韵、训诂均有精深研究，为乾嘉时代皖派考据大师。
