Fengjie

Feng·jie
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proper noun

A county of Chongqing, China.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Fengkieh · alternative Fengchieh · alternative Feng-chieh · alternative Fêng-chieh

  1. A county of Chongqing, China.

    No more missionaries were stationed in Kweifu, renamed Fengkieh [Fengjie], but missionary concern, connection, and conversions continued for years.

    [2013, David G. Kohl, “The Best of Times - 1928-1937”, in Lutherans On The Yangtze, volume I, Portland, Oregon: One Spirit Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 105, column 2
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    For many farmers, the immediate concern is the land beneath their feet. Landslides are striking different hillsides as the rising water places more pressure on the shoreline, local officials say. In Fengjie County, officials have designated more than 800 disaster-prone areas. Since 2004, landslides have forced the relocation of more than 13,000 people in the county.

    2007 November 19, Jim Yardley, Zhang Jing, “Chinese Dam Projects Criticized for Their Human Costs”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2009, page 5

Origin

  1. Mandarin奉節 /奉节
  2. EnglishFengjie

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 奉節 /奉节 (Fèngjié).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 奉節 /奉节
  • 奉節 /奉节 (fung⁶ zit³)county in western China
Chinese Mandarin 奉節 /奉节
  • 奉節 /奉节 (Fèngjié)county in western China
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APA

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

MLA

“Fengjie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fengjie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fengjie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fengjie.

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