Suining

See also: Suíníng

English

Alternative forms

• Sui-ning (Wade–Giles)

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 遂寧／遂宁 (Suìníng).

Proper noun

Suining

1. A prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China.
   • 1917 June 28, “POCONO NOTES”, in The Friend‎^[1], volume 90, number 53, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 630:

     These dear Friends entertained and instructed us by an account of their educational and medical work among the Chinese at Suining Sze-chwan, where it was the good fortune of the writer to spend several days two years ago, when visiting the Missions of English Friends in that distant land.

   • 2011 December 23, Sui-Lee Wee, Chris Buckley, “China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays”, in Ron Popeski, Ed Lane, editors, Reuters‎^[2], archived from the original on 19 August 2022, World News‎^[3]:

     Chen’s lawyer, Zheng Jianwei, said the court in Suining, a city in Sichuan province, found Chen guilty of the charge of “inciting subversion of state power” by writing essays critical of the government.

   • 2011 December 26, Edward Wong, “China Jails Writer for Subversion”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2011-12-26, ASIA PACIFIC‎^[5]:

     On Friday, another writer, Chen Wei, was sentenced by a court in Suining, Sichuan Province, to nine years in prison on the same charge.

Translations

prefecture-level city in China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遂寧／遂宁 (zh) (Suìníng)

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 睢寧／睢宁.

Proper noun

Suining

1. A county of Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 睢寧／睢宁 (zh)