English Explanatory Dictionary

Fengxian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of Shanghai, China.

Pronunciation

/fɛŋʃiən/ fǔngʹshyěnʹ

Word forms

Fengxian Feng-hsien Fenghsien Fengsien

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 奉賢 /奉贤 (Fèngxián, literally “offer to the worthy”), a 1726 modification of the earlier name 齊賢 /齐贤 (Qíxián, literally “equal to the worthy”).

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