Baoding
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See also: Bǎodìng
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保定 (Bǎodìng).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Baoding
- A prefecture-level city in Hebei, China.
- [1974, Margaret Medley, “Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Wares”, in Yüan Porcelain and Stoneware[3], Faber and Faber, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 54:
- The most remarkable of the faceted mei-pʻing is the one with cover that was discovered at Pao-ting in 1964 (Plate 40).]
- [1984 February 28, Herbert Mitgang, “RICHARD LATTIMORE DEAD; A CLASSICAL SCHOLAR AND POET”, in The New York Times[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Obituaries[5]:
- Mr. Lattimore was born in Paotingfu, China, where his American parents served on the faculty of the Chihli provincial college.]
- [2015, Frank McLynn, Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World[6], Vintage Books, published 2016, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 207:
- The princes enjoyed the second most spectacular campaign of 1213-14. They raided down the left bank of the Yellow River through Pao-ting and La-an, then turned west at Hua-Ching where the Huang He is joined by its second largest tributary the Fen (about 430 miles long) and almost immediately north into the valley of the Fen.]
- 2022 December 25, Laura Ungar, Aniruddha Ghosal, “China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant”, in AP News[7], archived from the original on December 25, 2022[8]:
- Recently, the World Health Organization expressed concern about reports of severe disease in China. Around the cities of Baoding and Langfang outside Beijing, hospitals have run out of intensive care beds and staff as severe cases surge.
Translations
[edit]a city in China
References
[edit]- ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Paoting”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1425, column 2
- ^ “Pao-ting or Pao·ting”, in The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas[2], Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 591, column 1
Further reading
[edit]- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Baoding”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[9], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 308, column 2
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