# Shaoxing

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃaʊˈʃɪŋ/

## Definitions
1. A prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China, along the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the site of the former capitals of the Yue kingdom and Kuaiji Commandery.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紹興 /绍兴 (Shàoxīng), named for an era of the Song dynasty.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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