Cing
See also: cing, cíng, and čiŋ
English
Etymology
The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 清 (Qīng) Tongyong Pinyin: Cing.
Proper noun
Cing
- Alternative form of Qing
- 2003, Julie Ju; et al., editor, A Brief Introduction to Taiwan, Government Information Office, →ISBN, OCLC 62208121, page 202:
- Double Tenth National Day 雙十節 commemorates the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising started by Dr. Sun Yat-sen on October 10, 1911, which led to the overthrow of the Cing dynasty and the founding of the Republic of China.
- 2008, Cycling in Taiwan, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, →ISBN, OCLC 1035930086, pages 122-123:
- It is said that during the Cianlong period of the Cing dynasty (1736-1796), a man surnamed Pao came here to cultivate the land, bringing with him a statue of the Buddhist deity Cingshuei Zushih.
- 2015 November 18, Lim, Yuyi, “Sun Moon Lake Marathon 2015: Captivating Heavenly Beauty For Centuries”, in Run Society, archived from the original on 17 August 2022:
- The largest lake in Taiwan, Sun Moon Lake has been known by many names. Called “zintun” by the Thao tribe, it was renamed as Bamboo Lake amongst many other names when the Hans reclaimed the Shueishalian land. In the late Cing Dynasty, western missionaries, who came to share their faith with the Thao people, named it Lake Candidus, Dragon Lake and so on.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Cing.
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