餘杭

See also: 余杭

Chinese

		remainder	surname; Hangzhou
trad. (餘杭)		餘	杭
simp. (余杭)		余	杭

Etymology

Probably an Old Chinese transcription of an original Baiyue name, but folk etymologized as deriving from 禹航 (Yǔ Háng, "Yu's ferry").

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yúháng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄏㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yúháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄏㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuhangr
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

餘杭

(historical, geography) Yuhang, a former city near Hangzhou in Zhejiang.
(geography) An abbreviation of 餘杭區, modern Hangzhou's suburban Yuhang District.

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