Siccawei
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A romanization of the Shanghainese pronunciation of Chinese 徐家匯/徐家汇 (xxi-ka-hhue).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Siccawei
- (obsolete) Alternative form of Xujiahui, an area of Xuhui District, Shanghai, China.
- 1973, Rewi Alley, “Shanghai”, in 中国见闻 [Travels in China, 1966-71][1], Peking: New World Press, →OCLC, page 76:
- The factory we went to see was out in the Hsuchiahui (Siccawei, in Shanghai dialect) district, and was called the Deaf and Mute Workers' Electrical Appliance Factory No. 2.
- (obsolete) Synonym of Xuhui, the larger district of Shanghai, China, surrounding Xujiahui.
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