Ma-ch'eng

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See also: Macheng

English

Map including MA-CH'ENG (AMS, 1961)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ma-ch'eng

Alternative form of Macheng
- 1966, David S. Nivison, The Life and Thought of Chang Hsüeh-ch'eng (1738-1801)‎, Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 208:
  The magistrate of Ma-ch'eng in Hupeh engaged Chang to compile a local history for his district.
- 1982, John Meskill, Academies in Ming China: A Historical Essay‎, Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 113:
  Keng came from Ma-ch'eng, Hukuang, won his chin-shih in 1556, and went on to a full official life, rising to be minister of Revenue.
- 1992 [c. 1600], Yüan Hung-tao, translated by Jonathan Chaves, Pilgrim of the Clouds‎, Weatherhill, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 90:
  My friend Ch'iu Chang-ju of Ma-ch'eng traveled east to the Wu area, and then traveled back to T'uan-feng with thirty jars of water from Hui Mountain Stream.

Translations

Macheng — see Macheng

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