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
- Alternative form of Weifang
- 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
Weifang — see Weifang
References
- Weifang, Wade-Giles romanization Wei-fang, in Encyclopædia Britannica
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