"Shaoxing" meaning in English

See Shaoxing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʃaʊˈʃɪŋ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紹興/绍兴 (Shàoxīng), named for an era of the Song dynasty. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|紹興}} 紹興, {{der|en|cmn|紹興|tr=Shàoxīng}} Mandarin 紹興/绍兴 (Shàoxīng), {{lang|zh|紹興}} 紹興 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shaoxing
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press, Chinese History: A New Manual, Harvard University Press, Shaoxing Categories (place): Cities in Zhejiang, Places in China, Places in Zhejiang, Shaoxing Synonyms: Shao-hsing, Shaohsing (alt: Wade–Giles), Shaohing (english: Postal Romanization) Hyponyms (counties): Xinchang Hyponyms (districts): Yuecheng, Shangyu, Keqiao Hyponyms (secondary cities): Zhuji, Shengzhou Derived forms: Shaoxing wine Translations (city in Zhejiang): 紹興 (Chinese Mandarin), 绍兴 (Shàoxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Shaoxing (French)

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