Ma-ch'eng

A form of Macheng — A county-level city of Huanggang, Hubei, China.

OriginMandarin 麻城 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Macheng.

    The magistrate of Ma-ch'eng in Hupeh engaged Chang to compile a local history for his district.

    1966, David S. Nivison, The Life and Thought of Chang Hsüeh-ch'eng (1738-1801), Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 208
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    Keng came from Ma-ch'eng, Hukuang, won his chin-shih in 1556, and went on to a full official life, rising to be minister of Revenue.

    1982, John Meskill, Academies in Ming China: A Historical Essay, Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 113

    My friend Ch'iu Chang-ju of Ma-ch'eng traveled east to the Wu area, and then traveled back to T'uan-feng with thirty jars of water from Hui Mountain Stream.

    1992 [c. 1600], Yüan Hung-tao, translated by Jonathan Chaves, Pilgrim of the Clouds, Weatherhill, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 90

Origin

  1. Mandarin麻城
  2. EnglishMa-ch'eng

From Mandarin 麻城 (Máchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ma²-chʻêng².

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Chicago

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