Hsin-hsiang

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 新鄉 (Xīnxiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-hsiang¹.[1][2]

Proper noun

Hsin-hsiang

  1. Alternative form of Xinxiang.
    • 1977, Rural Small-scale Industry in the People's Republic of China[2], University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 285:
      On the other hand, the discovery that Hsin-hsiang City, with one of the largest concentrations of machinery plants, already had 70,000 industrial workers in 1965 (and 100,000 in 1974), suggests that a considerable portion of the presently visible development may be 10-15 years old.
    • 1977, Munroe Scott, McClure[3], published 1979, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 146:
      At the Hsin-hsiang junction, Amy and her father and the small Hwaiking group were fortunate to be able to board a train headed for Peking.
    • 1980, Kwang-chih Chang, Shang Civilization[4], Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 131:
      In Hsin-hsiang, further to the south, a pottery kiln and three burials were excavated at Lu-wang-fen in 1958, yielding remains of both early and late phases.

Translations

References

  1. ^ “Additional Terms”, in Chinese Phrase Book (TM 30-633)‎[1], Washington, D. C.: United States War Department, 10 December 1943, →OCLC, pages 214, 215, lines 1, 6:
    English Pronunciation [] Wade System Chinese Writing []
    Hsin-hsiang SHIN SHˇYAHNG [] hsin¹ hsiang¹ 新鄕
    (Sinsiang)
  2. ^ Xinxiang, Wade-Giles romanization Hsin-hsiang, in Encyclopædia Britannica

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