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Etymology
From Mandarin 寧波／宁波 (Níngbō), compare with Wade–Giles romanization: Ning²-po¹.[1]
Proper noun
Ning-po
- Alternative form of Ningbo
1738, J. B. Du Halde, A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet, volume I, London, →OCLC, page 34:WE departed from Ning-po the 26th of November 1687, in order to go to Pe-king, where we were call’d by the Emperor, embarking in the Evening with a Mandarin, who was appointed us by the Governor.
1962, Ping-ti Ho, The Ladder of Success in Imperial China Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368-1911, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, published 1964, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 253:Over-congestion and limited resources had forced many Shao-hsing and Ning-po people to earn their livings elsewhere, a phenomenon which deeply struck a scholar-official of Shanghai in the sixteenth century.
2007, Richard Wolff, The Popular Encyclopedia of World Religions, Harvest House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 139:Business with Japan could be transacted only at Ning-po, while Foochow was set aside for trade with the Philippines.
2009, Sara Sheridan, The Secret Mandarin, Avon, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 131:When Robert and I arrived in Ning-po we were to report to the British Consul, Mr Thom, but he had been borne away on important business.
2012, Paul French, Midnight in Peking, Viking, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 157:They had all the accoutrements of the China sojourner—the carved mahogany ashtrays, the Ning-po lacquerware, the Qing-style blackwood furniture.
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