Hsin-hsiang
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 新鄉 (Xīnxiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-hsiang¹.[1][2]
Proper noun
Hsin-hsiang
- 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
Xinxiang — see Xinxiang
References
- ^ “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)
- ^ Xinxiang, Wade-Giles romanization Hsin-hsiang, in Encyclopædia Britannica
Further reading
- “Hsin-hsiang”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Hsin-hsiang”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.