Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Tianshui, Gansu, China.
The principal of the kindergarten in Maiji district in Tianshui, surnamed Zhu, was detained together with a local investor named Li and six canteen staff on suspicion of “producing toxic and harmful food”.
2025 July 8, Meredith Chen, “8 detained in China for lead poisoning after high levels detected in kindergarten children”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025, China / Politics
Origin
- Mandarin麥積 /麦积
- EnglishMaiji
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 麥積 /麦积 (Màijī).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 麥積 /麦积
- 麥積 /麦积district
Chinese Mandarin 麥積 /麦积
- 麥積 /麦积 (Màijī)district
Cite this entry
APA
Maiji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maiji
MLA
“Maiji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maiji. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maiji,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maiji.
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