Jining

See also: jíning and Jǐníng

English

Alternative forms

• Chi-ning (Wade–Giles)
• Tsining (dated)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 濟寧 / 济宁 (Jǐníng).

Proper noun

Jining

1. A prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong, China.
   • 1980, Hugh Thomas, transl., Comrade Editor: Letters to the People's Daily‎^[1], Hongkong: Joint Publishing Co., →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 195:

     To top it off, the central branch in Jining loudly endorsed the experience of Teng County by declaring, at the region’s meeting of county bank managers and agricultural credit co-operative directors, “learn from Teng County; continue to mine the potential; go all out in savings accounts. Don’t be put off by this kind or that kind of interference!”

   • 2007 July 24, David Lague, “On an Ancient Canal, Grunge Gives Way to Grandeur”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, Asia Pacific‎^[3]:

     Despite the fact that the canal is no longer navigable between Beijing and the city of Jining in Shandong Province, about one-third of its length, the remaining section south to Hangzhou remains in heavy use.

Translations

city in southwestern Shandong province

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 濟寧 / 济宁 (zh) (Jǐníng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Жинин (Žinin)

  Mongolian script: ᠵᠢᠨᠢᠩ (ǰining)

• Russian: Цзини́н m (Czinín)
• Thai: จี่หนิง
• Vietnamese: Tế Ninh

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 集寧 / 集宁 (Jíníng).

Proper noun

Jining

1. A district of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China; a former county-level city of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
   • 2019 August 27, “First Chinese bishop consecrated with pope’s OK after deal”, in AP News‎^[4], archived from the original on 07 March 2023‎^[5]:

     Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed Tuesday that Monsignor Antonio Yao Shun had received a papal mandate. He was therefore legitimately consecrated bishop of Jining, in Inner Mongolia, at a ceremony Monday.

Translations

district of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 集寧 / 集宁 (zh) (Jíníng)

• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Жинин (Žinin)

  Mongolian script: ᠵᠢᠨᠢᠩ (ǰining)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jining”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1450, column 3