Meanings
alternative Chaoching · alternative Chao-ch'ing · alternative Chaoking
- A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China.
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Residents said people were concerned the halt was just temporary. “The notice was released by Lubu town government, but the project is led by Zhaoqing city government so the notice issued by the town government is not enough,” said a resident and restaurant worker who would only gave his surname, Yu.
2016 July 3, Louise Watt, “Police injured as residents protest incinerator in China”, in AP News, archived from the original on 31 May 2022Synonyms: Shiuhing
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China.
Origin
- Mandarin肇慶 /肇庆
- EnglishZhaoqing
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肇慶 /肇庆 (Zhàoqìng).
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Chinese Cantonese 肇慶 /肇庆
- 肇慶 /肇庆 (siu⁶ hing³)prefecture-level city in Guangdong
Chinese Mandarin 肇慶 /肇庆
- 肇慶 /肇庆 (Zhàoqìng)prefecture-level city in Guangdong
Cite this entry
Zhaoqing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhaoqing
“Zhaoqing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhaoqing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zhaoqing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhaoqing.
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