English Explanatory Dictionary

Shaoxing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China, along the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the site of the former capitals of the Yue kingdom and Kuaiji Commandery.

Pronunciation

/ʃaʊˈʃɪŋ/ shouʹshǐngʹ

Word forms

Shaoxing Shao-hsing Shaohsing Shaohing

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紹興 /绍兴 (Shàoxīng), named for an era of the Song dynasty.

Derived words

Shaoxing wine
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