Xingcheng

See also: xíngchéng

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 興城 / 兴城 (Xīngchéng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪŋˈt͡ʃɛŋ/, /-t͡ʃʌŋ/

Proper noun

Xingcheng

1. A county-level city in Huludao, Liaoning, China.
   • [1947 October 31, “Communist and Nationalist Order of Battle, Military Information: Manchuria and Hopei-Jehol”, in Intelligence Report‎^[1], Central Intelligence Group, page 3:

     1 October
     The Nationalists estimate ten days will be required to repair the railroad from Shanhaikuan to Hsingcheng.]

   • 2020 July 17, Raymond Zhong, “China's Swimwear Capital Can't Wait for You to Go Back to the Beach”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-07-17‎^[3]:

     Xingcheng (pronounced SHING-chung), an out-of-the-way factory town on China’s northeastern coast, claims to make a quarter of the world’s swimwear. This year, though, when China forced its people to stay home to stop the coronavirus, Xingcheng’s production of trunks, bikinis and one-pieces ground to a halt.

   • 2022 February 10, Zhuang Pinghui, “Omicron cases crash in ‘vital window’ for China city Baise’s outbreak battle”, in South China Morning Post‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on February 10, 2022, Science‎^[5]:

     Huludao’s Xingcheng county and two districts have ordered entertainment venues such as theatres and cinemas to close, while restaurants are not to offer banqueting services or cater for large gatherings.

Translations

county-level city

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 興城 / 兴城 (hing¹ sing⁴)

  Mandarin: 興城 / 兴城 (zh) (Xīngchéng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Xingcheng”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3503, column 1