P'an-chih-hua
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Panzhihua. alt-of, alternative
"Sleeping at Pai-ta, which stands on a sort of little terrace in the hillside overlooking the Salween, we descended the next morning by an exceedingly steep path to what is often known as the P’an-chih-hua ferry. It should be more correctly called Chuan-shui, as the real P’an-chih-hua is a mile or two lower down and is now disused as a ferry."
Example
More examples"Sleeping at Pai-ta, which stands on a sort of little terrace in the hillside overlooking the Salween, we descended the next morning by an exceedingly steep path to what is often known as the P’an-chih-hua ferry. It should be more correctly called Chuan-shui, as the real P’an-chih-hua is a mile or two lower down and is now disused as a ferry."
Etymology
From Mandarin 攀枝花 (Pānzhīhuā) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻan¹-chih¹-hua¹.
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