Yeh-ch'eng

A form of Yecheng — Synonym of Kargilik: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

OriginMandarin 葉城 /叶城 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Yecheng (Kargilik)

    By this time the T'ungkan forces had already advanced to Yeh-ch'eng on the south and to Pa-ch’u on the east, and had completed preparations for war.

    1946, Military Information: Sinkiang Rebellions 1931-1937, page 10
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    "My three sons are in Yeh-ch'eng to guard the frontier. One son enclosed a letter to me: The other two just died in battle. Those who survive somehow live by their wits; Thos who have died are finished forever.

    1979, Kuo-ch'ing Tu, edited by William Schultz, Li Ho, Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 51

    Posgām (in Arabic letters written Būskām) is a large town to the southeast of Yārkand, situated on the trade route coming from Karġalik (today: Yeh-ch‘eng) at a distance of 21 miles from Karġalik. Posgām is the modern Tse-p‘u.

    1986, Monika Gronke, “The Arabic Yārkand Documents”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, volume XLIX, number 3, School of Oriental and African Studies, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 491

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kargilik

Origin

  1. Mandarin葉城 /叶城
  2. EnglishYeh-ch'eng

From Mandarin 葉城 /叶城 (Yèchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Yeh⁴-chʻêng².

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