Zhili

See also: Zhìlì

English

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of Mandarin 直隸 / 直隶 (Zhílì).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jûʹlēʹ[2]
  • Hyphenation: Zhi‧li

Proper noun

Zhili

  1. (historical) A former administrative region of China, later reformed into Hebei province.
    • 2015 October 1, Ian Johnson, “China’s Supercity Policy Keeps Ex-Provincial Capital Waiting for Revival”, in The New York Times‎[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 October 2015, Asia Pacific‎[4]:
      The effort to redeem Baoding has echoes in the past. It was once the capital of Zhili Province, made up of today’s Hebei Province and Tianjin.

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References

  1. ^ Blunden, Caroline (1998), “Gazetteer”, in Cultural Atlas of China‎[1], Revised edition, Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 232, 237: “Names in italics represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription. […] Zhili Province/Chih-li/Bei Zhili”
  2. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Chihli, Gulf of”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[2], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 393, column 1: “Chihli, Gulf of (chēʹlēʹ, Chinese jûʹlēʹ), […]”
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