Kuaiji

See also: kuàijì and Kuàijī

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 會稽／会稽 (Kuàijī).

Proper noun

Kuaiji

  1. A mountain near Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in China legendarily associated with Yu the Great.
    • [1972, Yeh, Yi-chun, “Lu Hsun's Life and His Short Stories”, in Selected Stories of Lu Hsun‎, New York: Oriole Editions, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1:
      Shaohsing was the administrative centre of a prefecture during the Ching dynasty. To its north lay the sea, to its south the famous Kuaichi Mountains, and intersected by a network of streams and lakes the region was celebrated for its natural beauty.]
  2. (historical) A former Chinese commandery located around Hangzhou Bay.
  3. (historical) A former name of Suzhou and Shaoxing, held during their time as capital of the commandery.
  4. (historical) A former Chinese county around Shaoxing.

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