Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Songzi.
The political boundary in the feudal period was relatively stable but by 377 B. C. seems to have moved south to the vicinity of Sung-tzu 松滋 a little north of the Yangtze (Ch'eng H.J., 1966).
1972, William Watson, “Traditions of Material Culture in the Territory of Ch'u”, in Early Chinese Art and its Possible Influence in the Pacific Basin, volume 1, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 56
Origin
- Mandarin松滋
- EnglishSung-tzu
From Mandarin 松滋 (Sōngzī) Wade–Giles romanization: Sung¹-tzŭ¹.
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