Hsi-an
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Xi'an. alt-of, alternative
"An official, one of the many provincial deputies charged with the carrying of tribute to the Court at Hsi-an, returning thence to his post at Soochow, sent to a friend at Peking a detailed description of the life of the Court in exile, from which the following extracts are taken."
Example
More examples"An official, one of the many provincial deputies charged with the carrying of tribute to the Court at Hsi-an, returning thence to his post at Soochow, sent to a friend at Peking a detailed description of the life of the Court in exile, from which the following extracts are taken."
Etymology
From Mandarin 西安 (Xī'ān), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-an¹.
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