Caifung

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A form of Kaifeng — A prefecture-level city on the Yellow River in Henan, China, a former national capital.

OriginChinese 開封 /开封 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of Kaifeng.

    The chief City Caifung lies about two Leagues from the Yellow-River, whoſe Water is ſaid to be higher than the City...

    1693, Robert Morden, “Of China”, in Geography Rectified..., 3rd edition, page 440

Origin

  1. Chinese開封 /开封
  2. EnglishCaifung

From irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 開封 /开封 (Kāifēng). Compare Caifum.

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Caifung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caifung

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