Ch'in

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Ch'in

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From Mandarin 秦 (Qín), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻin².

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A surname from Mandarin. The Mongols invaded Szechuan in 1236, and Ch’in fled to the east, where he first became a vice-administrator (t’ung-p’an) in Ch’i-chou prefecture (now Ch’i-ch’un in Hupeh province) and then governor of Ho-chou (now Ho-hsien in Anhwei province).
alternative Alternative form of Qin There lived a young political genius, not more than thirty years of age, by the name of Ch’ui P’ing (he is better known to the Chinese as Ch’ui Yuan). Young Ch’ui hailed from a rich and influential family of nobles and before long he won the confidence of the then Ch’u emperor, Hwai Wang, and was ap

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@misc{ch_in_2026,
  title = {Ch'in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ch'in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}