Wei-fang

See also: Weifang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 濰坊潍坊 (Wéifāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Wei²-fang¹.[1]

Proper noun

Wei-fang

  1. Alternative form of Weifang
    • 1976, Neave-Hill, W.B.R., Chinese Ceramics, New York: St. Martin's Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 15:
      The kuei is also found only in the eastern regions of the Lung-shan culture, and this white-pottery jug is a fine example. It was excavated in 1960 at Wei-fang, Shantung.
    • 1998, Brown, G. Thompson, “Mateer, Calvin Wilson”, in Gerald H. Anderson, editor, Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 440, column 2:
      Soon the school was known throughout China. In 1898 classes were extended to include college level, making the school the first Christian college in China. In 1904 it moved inland to the more central location of Weixian (Wei-fang, or Weihsien). A later move took the college to Jinan (Tsinan), the provincial capital.

Translations

References

  1. Weifang, Wade-Giles romanization Wei-fang, in Encyclopædia Britannica
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