Xujiahui

• (obsolete) Hsu-chia-hui, Zikawei, Siccawei, Ziccawei

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 徐家匯／徐家汇 (Xújiāhuì, literally “Xu Family Confluence”) in reference to the prominence of the Xu family in the area during the Ming dynasty and the previous junction of several streams and canals in the area.

Xujiahui

1. An area in Xuhui, Shanghai, China.
   • [1973, Alley, Rewi, “Shanghai”, in Travels in China, 1966-71 (中国见闻)‎, Peking: New World Press, →OCLC, page 76:

     The factory we went to see was out in the Hsuchiahui (Siccawei, in Shanghai dialect) district, and was called the Deaf and Mute Workers' Electrical Appliance Factory No. 2.]

2. A subdistrict of Xuhui, Shanghai, China, consisting of the central part of the larger neighborhood.

• (chiefly historical) French Concession