Hsia

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "In February, the newly elected mayor of Taipei, Chiang Wan-an, welcomed a delegation from the Shanghai branch of the Taiwan Affairs Office. Andrew Hsia, a Kuomintang vice chairman, went to China and met with Wang Huning and Song Tao, two key figures in Beijing’s Taiwan strategy."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Xia. alt-of, alternative

    "China’s traditional history begins with the Hsia dynasty, ca. 2000 BCE."

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chinachina

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"In February, the newly elected mayor of Taipei, Chiang Wan-an, welcomed a delegation from the Shanghai branch of the Taiwan Affairs Office. Andrew Hsia, a Kuomintang vice chairman, went to China and met with Wang Huning and Song Tao, two key figures in Beijing’s Taiwan strategy."

Etymology

From Mandarin 夏 (Xià) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsia⁴.

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