Shaoxing

See also: Shàoxīng

English

Alternative forms

(from Wade–Giles) Shao-hsing, Shaohsing
(postal romanization) Shaohing

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of Mandarin 紹興／绍兴 (Shàoxīng), named for an era of the Song dynasty.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaʊˈʃɪŋ/

Proper noun

Shaoxing

A prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China, along the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the site of the former capitals of the Yue kingdom and Kuaiji Commandery.

Hyponyms

(districts): Yuecheng, Shangyu, Keqiao
(secondary cities): Zhuji, Shengzhou
(counties): Xinchang

Derived terms

Shaoxing wine

Translations

city in Zhejiang

Chinese:
Mandarin: 紹興／绍兴 (zh) (Shàoxīng)
French: Shaoxing
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: please add this translation if you can

References

“Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 484: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Shao-hsing (Shaoxing) 紹興”
Wilkinson, Endymion (2000), “Geography”, in Chinese History: A New Manual‎ (in English), Rev. & enl. edition, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 135: “Cities were not infrequently named after the era name in which they were founded (e.g., Shaoxing 紹興 in Zhejiang, after the Shaoxing era, 1131-62).”

Anagrams

hoaxings

French

Alternative forms

Chao-Chigne (obsolete)

Proper noun

Shaoxing ?

Shaoxing (a prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China)

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