Etymology

Xifu

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Today it means: A former name of Hangzhou, during the time when it served as the capital of the 10th-century Wuyue kingdom. Full definition →

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The story

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 西府 (Xīfǔ, "Western Government").

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