Hsin-hsiang
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 新鄉 (Xīnxiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-hsiang¹.[1][2]
Proper noun
Hsin-hsiang
- Alternative form of Xinxiang.
- 1971, Donald W. Klein, Anne B. Clark, “Han Che-i”, in Biographic Dictionary of Chinese Communism 1921-1965 (Harvard East Asian Series)[2], volume I, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 287, column 1:
- The North China Government was absorbed by the central government when it was formed in October 1949, but just prior to that time (in August 1949) Pingyuan Province was formed with its capital in Hsin-hsiang (in present-day north Honan).
- 1977, Rural Small-scale Industry in the People's Republic of China[3], 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[4], 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[5], 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.