Gia Hưng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 嘉興.

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Gia Hưng

  1. A commune of Gia Viễn district, Ninh Bình province, Vietnam.
  2. Jiāxīng (a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China).
    • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      [] sau khi nhà Tống chạy về phương Nam, Gia Hưng gần kinh sư, quang cảnh lại càng náo nhiệt.
      [] after the Song empire retreated south, Jiāxīng found itself close to the capital and the place grew even more bustling.