Kuaiji
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Definitions
- 1 A mountain near Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in China legendarily associated with Yu the Great.
"IN 240 B.C., Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister of China under the first Emperor of the Qin dynasty, directed the compilation of an encyclopedia of all that was known. Called the "Spring and Autumn Annals," the encyclopedia included myriad tales, this among them: "The King of Yue stopped at Kuaiji. There, he poured wine in the river. His men drank from the waters and then fought with a hundredfold more energy.""
- 2 A former Chinese commandery located around Hangzhou Bay. historical
- 3 A former name of Suzhou and Shaoxing, held during their time as capital of the commandery. historical
- 4 A former Chinese county around Shaoxing. historical
Example
More examples"IN 240 B.C., Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister of China under the first Emperor of the Qin dynasty, directed the compilation of an encyclopedia of all that was known. Called the "Spring and Autumn Annals," the encyclopedia included myriad tales, this among them: "The King of Yue stopped at Kuaiji. There, he poured wine in the river. His men drank from the waters and then fought with a hundredfold more energy.""
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 會稽 /会稽 (Kuàijī).
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