Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Nanjing.
Early in the summer of 1127 the emperor was located near the city of Nan-ching just south of the Yangtze River.
1974, John H. Winkelman, The Imperial Library in Southern Sung China, 1127-1279: A Study of the Organization and Operation of the Scholarly Agencies of the Central Government, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 123 more examples
September 6th.—The English mail of the 10th of July arrived to-day, and while Mr. Hart was at the Foreign Office engaged on business with Wan-se-ang and Hang-Ki, he received his Shang-hai letters, one of which contained the news of the recapture by the Imperial forces of the cities of Woo-tu and Nan-ching, two important rebel posts.
1865, David Field Rennie, M.D., Peking and the Pekingese, volume II, London: John Murray, page 42Aside from the Turfan depression in Hsin-chiang (Sinkiang) province, the hottest part of China lies in the middle and lower Yangtze Valley. Maximum temperatures of 43°–44°C (110°–112°F) have been recorded in Ch'ang-sha and Nan-ching.
1969, Yi-Fu Tuan, China, Chicago: Aldine Publishing Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 22In spite of illness he visited many of the missions, taking up residence at Nan-ching (Nanjing) in 1692. He was named vicar apostolic of Shan-hsi, arriving there in May 1701.
2001, Michael Walsh, editor, Dictionary of Christian Biography, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 225
Origin
- Mandarin南京
- EnglishNan-ching
From Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng) Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-ching¹.
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