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Ma-ch'eng

Ma-ch'eng is the alternative form of Macheng.

Meaning of Macheng

Proper noun

Macheng

  1. A county-level city of Huanggang, Hubei, China.
    • Hoangcheu commands over nine Cities, as Hoangcheu, Lotien, Maching, Hoangpi, Hoanggan, Kixui, Ki, Hoangmui, Hoangci.[1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, translation of...
  2. A town in Duodao district, Jingmen, Hubei, China.

Origin of Ma-ch'eng

From Mandarin 麻城 (Máchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Ma²-chʻêng².

Questions about Ma-ch'eng

What is Ma-ch'eng the alternative form of?
Ma-ch'eng is the alternative form of Macheng.

Words near Ma-ch'eng in the dictionary

  1. ma'k
  2. ma'ks
  3. ma'ruf
  4. ma-and-pa
  5. Ma-ayon
  6. Ma-ch'eng
  7. ma-gent
  8. ma-gents
  9. ma-in-law
  10. Ma-tsu
  11. MA15+

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ma-ch'eng (page history and authors); Macheng (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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