Etymology

Daxing

Da·xing
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Today it means: A former capital of China under the Sui Dynasty, now within Xi'an, Shaanxi. Full definition →

Mandarin 大興 /大兴
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from大興 /大兴“Greatly Prosperous”
  2. English todayDaxing

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大興 /大兴 (Dàxīng, “Greatly Prosperous”).

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