Xiangxi

See also: xiángxì and Xiāngxī

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湘西 (Xiāngxī).

Proper noun

Xiangxi

1. A Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan, China.
   • [1966 June, Tu Hsueh-hao, “Breeding Fresh-water Fish”, in China Reconstructs, volume XV, number 6, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 30:

     ONCE, fresh fish was beyond the reach of the ordinary people in what is now the Hsianghsi Tuchia and Miao Autonomous Chou in the mountains of western Hunan province. Even at the wedding feasts of rich families, salt fish was a special treat. When the Miao people had fish for dinner, they would tack the tail up beside the family ancestor niche in the wall as a sign of good fortune, and the number hung there gradually became the yardstick by which a family was judged rich or poor.]

   • 2021 December 23, Chris Buckley, “Fury in China After an Outspoken Teacher Disappears”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 December 2021, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     The local government of Xiangxi, the area of Hunan where Ms. Li lives, broke its silence on Friday, saying in a statement that she had checked into a hospital for psychiatric treatment at the behest of her family.

Translations

Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 湘西 (soeng¹ sai¹)

  Mandarin: 湘西 (zh) (Xiāngxī)

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