Shaoxing

== English == === Alternative forms === Shao-hsing, Shaohsing (Wade–Giles) Shaohing (Postal) === Etymology === From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紹興 / 绍兴 (Shàoxīng), named for an era of the Song dynasty. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaʊˈʃɪŋ/ enPR: shouʹshǐngʹ Hyphenation: Shao‧xing === Proper noun === Shaoxing A prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China, along the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the site of the former capitals of the Yue kingdom and Kuaiji Commandery. ==== Hyponyms ==== (districts): Yuecheng, Shangyu, Keqiao (secondary cities): Zhuji, Shengzhou (counties): Xinchang ==== Derived terms ==== Shaoxing wine ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === hoaxings == French == === Alternative forms === Chao-Chigne (obsolete) === Proper noun === Shaoxing ? Shaoxing (a prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China)