西寧

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Chinese

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west peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)
trad. (西寧) 西
simp. (西宁) 西
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Etymology

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"Xining"
Coined in 1104 with the establishment of 西寧 (“Xining prefecture”), intended to convey the meaning "peaceful western frontier". Compare 西零 (MC sej len).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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西寧

  1. () Xining (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Qinghai, China)
  2. () Tây Ninh (a province of Vietnam)
  3. () Tây Ninh (a city in Vietnam)
  4. (historical) () Xining (a former county of Guangdong, China; now Yunan, Guangdong)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (西寧):
  • Japanese: 西寧(せいねい) (Seinei)
  • Korean: 서녕(西寧) (Seonyeong)

Others:

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
西
せい
Grade: 2
ねい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Proper noun

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西(せい)(ねい) (Seinei

  1. Xining (a city in China)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
西

Proper noun

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西寧

  1. chữ Hán form of Tây Ninh (Tây Ninh).