Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Kuaiji.
Shaohsing was the administrative centre of a prefecture during the Ching dynasty. To its north lay the sea, to its south the famous Kuaichi Mountains, and intersected by a network of streams and lakes the region was celebrated for its natural beauty.
1972, Yi-chun Yeh, “Lu Hsun's Life and His Short Stories”, in Selected Stories of Lu Hsun, New York: Oriole Editions, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12 more examples
The former celebrates an historical figure who flourished in what for the writer himself is time past, the philosopher and eccentric, Wang Ming. Rather than take a government post or a government examination, Wang conceals himself in a hermitage in the Kuaichi Mountain.
1971, Henry W. Wells, “Humor in Narratives”, in Traditional Chinese Humor: A Study in Art and Literature, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 225Later on, many rumours were heard to the effect that the government had ordered the Chekiang authorities to offer Wang Mien an official appointment. At first he ignored these rumours; but when more and more people began to talk of it he secretly packed his belongings and, without telling Old Chin, slipped away by night to Kuaichi Mountain.
1972 [1750], Wu Ching-tzu, “In which an introductory story of a good scholar points the moral of the book”, in Yang Hsien-yi, Gladys Yang, transl., The Scholars, New York: Grosset and Dunlap, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 17
Origin
- Mandarin會稽 /会稽
- EnglishKuaichi
From Mandarin 會稽 /会稽, Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻuai⁴-chi¹.
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