Nanxiong
/nǎn˧˥ɕjʊŋ˧˥/noun
Nanxiong is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China, and the name of the surrounding region.
Did you know?Nanxiong is internationally known for the Nanxiong fossil beds, which preserve some of the world’s important Late Cretaceous dinosaur discoveries.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Chinese
Classical Chinese
南雄
“The characters mean “southern” and “heroic/male”; the compound functions as a place-name.”
Song Dynasty, 10th–13th Century
Chinese
Nanxiong Zhou
“Nanxiong was established as a regional administrative prefecture, or zhou, in southern China.”
1271–1368
Chinese
Nanxiong Lu
“Under the Yuan dynasty, the administrative unit was reorganized as a lu, a major regional circuit.”
1368–1644
Chinese
Nanxiong Fu
“During the Ming dynasty, Nanxiong was administered as a fu, a prefectural-level division.”
Modern English
English
Nanxiong
“The pinyin romanization of 南雄, used for the modern city and region in Guangdong.”