Shao-hsing
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Shaoxing. alt-of, alternative
"In the autumn they were reinforced, and moved northward and eastward to the circuit of Ningpo. The great city of Shao-hsing fell in October, and out missionaries there, Mr. B. and Mr. F., were compelled to retire upon Ningpo."
Example
More examples"In the autumn they were reinforced, and moved northward and eastward to the circuit of Ningpo. The great city of Shao-hsing fell in October, and out missionaries there, Mr. B. and Mr. F., were compelled to retire upon Ningpo."
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 紹興 (Shao⁴-hsing¹).
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