Zhaoqing
See also: Zhàoqìng
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 肇慶 / 肇庆 (Zhàoqìng).
Pronunciation
- enPR: jouʹchǐngʹ
- Hyphenation: Zhao‧qing
Proper noun
Zhaoqing
- A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China.
- 2016 July 3, Louise Watt, “Police injured as residents protest incinerator in China”, in AP News[2], archived from the original on 31 May 2022[3]:
- Residents said people were concerned the halt was just temporary. “The notice was released by Lubu town government, but the project is led by Zhaoqing city government so the notice issued by the town government is not enough,” said a resident and restaurant worker who would only gave his surname, Yu.
Synonyms
- Shiuhing (Postal Romanization, from Cantonese)
Translations
prefecture-level city in Guangdong
References
- ^ Shabad, Theodore (1972), “Index”, in China's Changing Map[1], New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 345, 362:
- Chinese place names are listed in three common spelling styles: […] (1) the Post Office system, […] (2) the Wade-Giles system, […] shown after the main entry […] (3) the Chinese Communists' own Pinyin romanization system, which also appears in parentheses […] Shiuhing (Chaoking, Chao-ch'ing, Zhaoqing), […]
Further reading
- Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Koyiu”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[4], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 978, column 2: “Until 1912 called Shiuhing or Chaoking.”
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Zhaoqing”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[5], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3562, column 2