English Explanatory Dictionary

Kuaiji

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain near Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in China legendarily associated with Yu the Great.
  2. A former Chinese commandery located around Hangzhou Bay.
  3. A former name of Suzhou and Shaoxing, held during their time as capital of the commandery.
  4. A former Chinese county around Shaoxing.

Pronunciation

kwī′jē′

Word forms

Kuaiji Kuaichi

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 會稽 /会稽 (Kuàijī).

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