Cixi

English

Alternative forms

• Tz'u-hsi (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 慈谿／慈溪 (Cíxī).

Proper noun

Cixi

1. A county-level city in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.
   • 2011 November 8, Fang Yan, Ken Wills, Tina Qiao, “In China, luxury car makers drive inland”, in Don Durfee, Matt Driskill, editors, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 07 November 2023‎^[2]:

     Chen, who hails from the tiny but wealthy city of Cixi in eastern Zhejiang province, not only reflects China’s burgeoning affluence, but she and others like her represent a new trend -- rich consumers far from the major metropolitan centers. […]
     Cixi, a fifth the size of Shanghai but with an average personal wealth on par with mainland China’s financial capital, is among a slew of smaller cities that mark a new competitive frontier for top global luxury auto sellers.

   • 2017 February 24, Josh Ye, “China’s world-beating solar farm is almost as big as Macau, Nasa satellite images reveal”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on February 24, 2017, Society‎^[4]:

     A solar farm in the city of Cixi in eastern Zhejiang province made the news recently for installing 300 hectares of solar panels above a fish farm.

Translations

county-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 慈谿／慈溪 (Cíxī)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Cixi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 812, column 1