Ning-po

See also: Ningpo and Ning-Po

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 寧波／宁波 (Níngbō), compare with Wade–Giles romanization: Ning²-po¹.

Proper noun

Ning-po

1. 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^[1], 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^[2], 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.

   • 1983, Boniface Hanley, No Strangers to Violence, No Strangers to Love‎^[3], Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 115:

     Once more Father Lebbe was on the move. This time he was to go to Ning-po in South China.

   • 2007, Richard Wolff, The Popular Encyclopedia of World Religions‎^[4], 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^[5], 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^[6], 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.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Ning-po.

Anagrams

• NOPing, nonpig, noping