Sichuan

//ˈsɪt͡ʃ.wɑn// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu.

    "In Suchue, on Mount Tiexe, the ſtones that grow there being burnt in the fire, drop Iron, which is very fit for the making Swords."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 四川 (Sìchuān), a contraction of the Southern Song 四川路 (Sìchuān lù).

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