Kuaichi
Kuaichi is the alternative form of Kuaiji.
Meaning of Kuaiji
Proper noun
Kuaiji
- A mountain near Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in China legendarily associated with Yu the Great.
- IN 240 B.C., Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister of China under the first Emperor of the Qin dynasty, directed the compilation of an encyclopedia of all that was known. Called the "Spring and Autumn Annals," the encyclopedia included myriad tales, this among them:
"The King of Yue stopped at Kuaiji....1988 August 31, Edward A. Gargan, “China's Heady and Heralded Yellow Wine From Shaoxing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2010, Home & Garden, page 3
- IN 240 B.C., Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister of China under the first Emperor of the Qin dynasty, directed the compilation of an encyclopedia of all that was known. Called the "Spring and Autumn Annals," the encyclopedia included myriad tales, this among them:
- A former Chinese commandery located around Hangzhou Bay.
- A former name of Suzhou and Shaoxing, held during their time as capital of the commandery.
- A former Chinese county around Shaoxing.
Origin of Kuaichi
From Mandarin 會稽 /会稽, Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻuai⁴-chi¹.
Questions about Kuaichi
- What is Kuaichi the alternative form of?
- Kuaichi is the alternative form of Kuaiji.
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