Tehtsing

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A form of Deqing — A county of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of Deqing.

    This line starts from Foochow,[…]After Hangchow it goes to Tehtsing and Huchow and then crosses the Chekiang border into Kiangsu.

    1922, Sun Yat-sen, “Program IV”, in The International Development of China, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, pages 148–149
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    The catechist Dzing Shihniau has been employed by myself and colleagues for the last five or six months, to occupy a house at Sinshi, in the district of Tehtsing, in Huchaufu, and preach, distribute religious books, and give instruction in Christianity to those persons at that place who wish to conform to the Christian religion.

    1867, D. B. McCartee, “Mr. McCartee to Mr. Lord”, in Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Fortieth Congress, Washington: United States Government Printing Office, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2025, page 486

    Owing to favourable weather conditions, the late autumn cocoon crops of Kashing, Tehtsing and Wuhing are highly satisfactory. According to an estimate, 4,000 piculs of dried cocoons may be collected in Chekiang province and over 2,000 piculs in Kiangsu. The cocoon collectors will commence their operations on October 28.

    1935 October, “Constructive Economic Developments in October”, in Economic Statistics Monthly, volume 2, number 10, page 5

    For administrative purposes under the last dynasty, Tangsi belonged to the town of Tehtsing, 8 miles northwest, but was assigned sometimes to the county of Hangchow and sometimes to the county of Huchow.

    1952, George A. Kennedy, “Voiced Gutturals in Tangsic”, in Language, volume 28, number 4, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 457

Origin

  1. Mandarin德清
  2. EnglishTehtsing

From Mandarin 德清 (Déqīng) (later adpoted as a Postal Romanization).

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