Ma-ch'eng
See also: Macheng
English
Map including MA-CH'ENG (AMS, 1961)
Etymology
From Mandarin 麻城 (Máchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ma²-chʻêng².
Proper noun
Ma-ch'eng
- Alternative form of Macheng
- 1966, Nivison, David S., The Life and Thought of Chang Hsüeh-ch'eng (1738-1801), Stanford University Press, LCCN 65-13112, OCLC 906052523, OL 5942329M, page 208:
- The magistrate of Ma-ch'eng in Hupeh engaged Chang to compile a local history for his district.
- 1982, John Meskill, Academies in Ming China: A Historical Essay, Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, LCCN 81-24083, OCLC 1015084855, page 113:
- Keng came from Ma-ch'eng, Hukuang, won his chin-shih in 1556, and went on to a full official life, rising to be minister of Revenue.
- 1992 [Ming Dynasty], Yüan Hung-tao, Jonathan Chaves, transl., Pilgrim of the Clouds, Weatherhill, →ISBN, LCCN 92-19892, OCLC 981384151, page 90:
- My friend Ch'iu Chang-ju of Ma-ch'eng traveled east to the Wu area, and then traveled back to T'uan-feng with thirty jars of water from Hui Mountain Stream.
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Translations
Macheng — see Macheng