Chingmen

See also: Ching-men

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 荆門荆门 Wade-Giles romanization: Ching¹-mên².

Proper noun

Chingmen

  1. Alternative form of Jingmen
    • 1956, Bernard Llewellyn, China's Courts and Concubines, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, page 161:
      Wang Chʻiang was born at Chingmen in modern Hopeh on the north bank of the Yangtse-kiang.
    • 1965, Alexander Cordell, The Sinews of Love, Doubleday & Company, page 125:
      "The name of Bright Concubine was Ming Fei—some called her the Brilliant Lady. Many poets confuse her with Hsiang Fei, so you are not alone in the error. Wang was her family name and she was born in Chingmen.
    • 1991, Combat Chronology 1941-1945, OCLC 231661533, page :
      8/29/43 Fourteenth AF
      9 B-25's, with ftr escort, bomb A/F at Chingmen.

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