"Shiuhing" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Postal Romanization borrowed from Cantonese 肇慶 (siu6 hing3). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh-postal|-}} Postal Romanization, {{lang|zh|肇慶府}} 肇慶府, {{lang|zh|廣東}} 廣東, {{bor|en|yue|肇慶//|tr=siu6 hing3}} Cantonese 肇慶 (siu6 hing3) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shiuhing
  1. (dated) Synonym of Zhaoqing: the Cantonese-derived name. Tags: dated Synonyms: Zhaoqing [synonym, synonym-of]

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