Fengxian

See also: Fèngxián

English

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Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 奉賢奉贤 (Fèngxián, literally offer to the worthy), a 1726 modification of the earlier name 齊賢齐贤 (Qíxián, literally equal to the worthy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛŋʃiən/

Proper noun

Fengxian

  1. A district of Shanghai, China.
    • 2014 September 26, Tatlow, Didi Kirsten; Slyvia Zhang, “For Shanghai Jobs, Only ‘Normal Size’ Need Apply”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 March 2023:
      At the Shanghai Fengxian District Huangpu River Flood Prevention Center, which was seeking an accountant, a man who answered the phone said: “We have female employees. We do not discriminate against women. But we want to hire more men, because this work includes night shifts. Women might be frightened to be alone in the building at night.”

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