Ning-te

English

Map including NING-TE (NINGTEH) (AMS, 1954)

Etymology

From Mandarin 寧德／宁德 (Níngdé) reinforced by Wade-Giles romanization: Ning²-tê².

Proper noun

Ning-te

1. Alternative form of Ningde
   • 1747, A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels‎^[1], volume IV, London: Thomas Astley, →OCLC, page 34:

     NOT far from Kyen-ning is Fu-ning chew ᵈ, a City of the ſecond Rank, remarkable for having Juriſdiction over two Cities of the third Order, viz. Fu-ngan hyen and Ning-te hyen. The Country where they are ſituated is of vaſt Extent, but over-run with Mountains; thoſe to the North of difficult Aſcent.

   • 1970 [1968], Shiba Yoshinobu, translated by Mark Elvin, Commerce and Society in Sung China‎^[2], published 1992, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 97:

     In Fukien there was a brisk circulation of the woods needed for building ships. Timber from the counties of Lo-yuan, Ning-te and Lien-chang^{[sic – meaning Lien-chiang]} was made into rafts and sailed for North and South along the coasts.

   • 1974, Ellsworth C. Carlson, The Foochow Missionaries, 1847-1880‎^[3], Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 101:

     Wolfe pointed out that in the outstations the big gains were in the villages and smaller towns. To make the point, he took the example of Ning-te, remarking that the city "itself presents very little encouragement. The city congregation is composed solely of converts from the surrounding villages."

   • 1984, Lu Yu, translated by David M. Gordon, The Wild Old Man‎^[4], North Point Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xiii:

     After the death of Ch'in Kuei in 1158, Lu received an official post in the Ning-te district of Fukien.

Translations

Ningde — see Ningde

Anagrams

• Tingen, enting, ginnet, gnetin