Siccawei

//sɪːkəˈweɪ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Xujiahui, an area of Xuhui District, Shanghai, China. obsolete

    "The factory we went to see was out in the Hsuchiahui (Siccawei, in Shanghai dialect) district, and was called the Deaf and Mute Workers' Electrical Appliance Factory No. 2."

  2. 2
    Synonym of Xuhui, the larger district of Shanghai, China, surrounding Xujiahui. obsolete

Synonyms

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xuhuixujiahui

Example

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"The factory we went to see was out in the Hsuchiahui (Siccawei, in Shanghai dialect) district, and was called the Deaf and Mute Workers' Electrical Appliance Factory No. 2."

Etymology

A romanization of the Shanghainese pronunciation of Chinese 徐家匯 /徐家汇 (xxi-ka-hhue).

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