Kuaiji

See also: kuàijì and Kuàijī

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 會稽 (Kuàijī).

Proper noun

Kuaiji

  1. (geography) A mountain near Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in China legendarily associated with Yu the Great.
  2. (historical, geography) A former Chinese commandery located around Hangzhou Bay.
  3. (historical, geography) A former name of Suzhou and Shaoxing, held during their time as capital of the commandery.
  4. (historical, geography) A former Chinese county around Shaoxing.
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