Ch'ung-ch'ing

English

Map including CHONGQING (CH’UNG-CH’ING) (DMA, 1989)

Etymology

From Mandarin 重慶 / 重庆 (Chóngqìng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻung²-chʻing⁴.

Pronunciation

• enPR: cho͝ongʹchǐngʹ

Proper noun

Ch'ung-ch'ing

1. Alternative form of Chongqing
   • 1885 October 8, “The British Association”, in Nature‎^[1], volume 32, number 832, page 564:

     In February, 1883, Mr. Hosie again left Chʻung-chʻing, and proceeded north-west to Chʻêng-tu, the capital of the province of Ssŭ-chʻuan, by way of the brine and petroleum wells of Tzŭ-liu-ching....In June, 1884, Mr. Hosie again left Chʻung-chʻing, and form Ho Chou, a three days' journey to the north of that city, he struck westward through a beautifully cultivated and fertile country to Chia-ting Fu, on the right bank of the Min at its junction with the Tʻung River.

   • 1954, Herold J. Wiens, Han Chinese Expansion in South China‎^[2], Shoe String Press, published 1967, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 36:

     In considering the overall evidences, the present writer is inclined to believe that the Min-chia of Yun-nan are derived from some early Ssu-ch'uan people, either the Shu-shan of the Ch'eng-tu region, or the Pa-ti of the Ch'ung-ch'ing region.

   • 2011, Myra Immell, editor, The McCarthy Era‎^[3], 1st edition, Greenhaven Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 87:

     Adler, who served under White, was Treasury's man in Ch’ung-ch’ing, China. After being cleared in a series of security and loyalty investigations, Adler resigned and went back to China to spend the rest of his career working for the Chinese Communists.

   • 2015, Wan-yao Chou (周婉窈), translated by Carole Plackitt and Tim Casey, A New Illustrated History of Taiwan‎^[4], Taipei: SMC Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 209:

     9.25 The Bank of Taiwan's main branch in 1937 shortly after it was built; the bank is situated on present-day Ch’ung-ch’ing South Road.

Translations

Chongqing — see Chongqing

Further reading

• “Ch'ung-ch'ing”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Ch’ung-ch’ing”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Ch'ung-ch'ing” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.