Shanxi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan.
name
  1. Alternative spelling of Shaanxi, a province in northwestern China. Capital: Xi'an.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɑnˈʃi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shanxi.wav shänʹshēʹ

Word forms

Shanxi Shānxi Shan-hsi Shanhsi Shansi Xansi

Etymology

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 山西 (Shānxī, “[Land] West of the [Taihang] Mountains”), in reference to the location of the province's central Fen River valley.

Related words

Not to be confused with Shaanxi
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