Xujiahui
See also: Xújiāhuì
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (obsolete) Hsu-chia-hui, Zikawei, Siccawei, Ziccawei
Etymology
editThe atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 徐家匯/徐家汇 (Xújiāhuì, literally “Xu Family Confluence”) in reference to the prominence of the Xu family in the area during the Ming dynasty and the previous junction of several streams and canals in the area.
Proper noun
editXujiahui
- An area in Xuhui, Shanghai, China.
- [1973, Rewi Alley, “Shanghai”, in 中国见闻 [Travels in China, 1966-71][1], Peking: New World Press, →OCLC, page 76:
- The factory we went to see was out in the Hsuchiahui (Siccawei, in Shanghai dialect) district, and was called the Deaf and Mute Workers' Electrical Appliance Factory No. 2.]
- 2006 December 26, “Best Buy opens first China outlet - Business - International Herald Tribune”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, International Business[3]:
- The company joined with a local electronics chain, Jiangsu Five Star Appliance, to open the store in the busy Xujiahui shopping district of Shanghai.
- A subdistrict of Xuhui, Shanghai, China, consisting of the central part of the larger neighborhood.
Synonyms
edit- (chiefly historical) French Concession
Translations
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