Zikawei

//ziːkɑːˈweɪ// name

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

    "The Bishop was allowed to say daily Mass, and the others to receive Holy Communion sometimes, but no more than that. Some of these were singled out as "Communists" and shot or tortured. One of the latter is now a theologian here at Zikawei."

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

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xuhuixujiahui

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"The Bishop was allowed to say daily Mass, and the others to receive Holy Communion sometimes, but no more than that. Some of these were singled out as "Communists" and shot or tortured. One of the latter is now a theologian here at Zikawei."

Etymology

A romanization of the Shanghainese pronunciation of Chinese 徐家匯 /徐家汇 (⁶zhi-ka₁-we₆).

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