Shangqiu

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 商丘／商邱 (Shāngqiū).

Proper noun

Shangqiu

  1. A prefecture-level city in Henan, China.

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References
  1. Shabad, Theodore (1972), “Index”, in China's Changing Map‎, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, LCCN 71-178868, OCLC 482667885, pages 345, 361:
    Chinese place names are listed in three common spelling styles: […] (1) the Post Office system, […] (2) the Wade-Giles system, […] shown after the main entry […] (3) the Chinese Communists' own Pinyin romanization system, which also appears in parentheses […] Shangkiu (Shang-ch'iu, Shangqiu)

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