"Kuaiji" meaning in English

See Kuaiji in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kuaichi [alternative]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 會稽 /会稽 (Kuàijī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{der|en|cmn|會稽|tr=Kuàijī}} Mandarin 會稽 /会稽 (Kuàijī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kuaiji
  1. A mountain near Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in China legendarily associated with Yu the Great. Categories (place): Places in China Translations (mountain): 會稽 /会稽 (Kuàijī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Kuaiji-en-name-avSFfSKJ Disambiguation of Places in China: 62 10 14 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 17 25 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 12 28 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 27 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 26 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 17 27 30 Disambiguation of 'mountain': 100 0 0 0
  2. (historical) A former Chinese commandery located around Hangzhou Bay. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Kuaiji-en-name-D7-g6TeY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 17 25 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 12 28 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 27 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 26 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 17 27 30
  3. (historical) A former name of Suzhou and Shaoxing, held during their time as capital of the commandery. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Kuaiji-en-name-vD5jlLLT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 17 25 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 12 28 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 27 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 26 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 17 27 30
  4. (historical) A former Chinese county around Shaoxing. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Kuaiji-en-name-8TdV2ygn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 17 25 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 12 28 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 27 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 26 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 17 27 30

Alternative forms

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