Erqi

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 二七 (Èrqī, literally “February Seventh”).

Proper noun

Erqi

1. A district of Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
   • 2004 May 21, Chu Meng, “Papers Say 'No' to 200,000 Yuan Reward Ad”, in Beijing Today‎^[1], number 155, →OCLC, page 1, columns 1, 2, 5:

     Zheng Jianjun, the man offering the reward, is a self-employed truck driver from Yangduo, a village in the Erqi District of Zhengzhou. […]
     Zhu Guanjun, chief of the political section of Erqi District Branch of Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau told Beijing Today, “To push investigation work by economical tools is a good thing. […]
     In response to the pressure of public opinion, the Erqi District Branch of Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau has formed a special work team to re-investigate Zheng Yanshuan’s case.

   • 2014 December 18, Ben Blanchard, Sui-Lee Wee, “Housing official jailed 25 yrs over corruption”, in China Internet Information Center‎^[2], archived from the original on 18 December 2014; republished as Clarence Fernandez, Robert Birsel, editors, China police chief who let off drunk son charged with graft‎^[3], Reuters, 2014 December 18, archived from the original on 20 March 2023, Top News:

     Zhai Zhenfeng, former director of the housing bureau in Erqi District in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, was found guilty of embezzling 37 million yuan (6 million U.S. dollars) of public funds, according to the Zhenzhou^{[sic – meaning Zhengzhou]} Intermediate People's Court.

Translations

district

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二七 (zh) (Èrqī)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

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