Talk:Shenyang

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 Definition:  The largest city in Liaoning, a province in the northeast of the People's Republic of China. [d] [e]
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Historical name "Shengjing"

My translation of the Qing name for the city, Shengjing ("prosperous capital"), differs from that given at the moment in Wikipedia. Their article says that it means "rising capital" and that it derives from the Manchu name Mukden, which is said to be related to the Manchu verb "to rise." I'm ignorant of Manchu, but Chinese dictionaries consistently translate the "sheng" in the city's name 盛 as "prosperous, abundant, widespread, greatly," etc.; a different "sheng" 升 is "to rise, to promote/be promoted." Contributors with more fluency in either language are of course invited to correct this if it's wrong! Bruce M.Tindall 13:39, 12 December 2007 (CST)

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