Xishuangbanna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China.

Pronunciation

/ˌʃiːʃwɑŋbɑnˈnɑː/ shēʹshwängʹbänʹnäʹ

Word forms

Xishuangbanna Hsishuangpanna Hsi-shuang-pan-na

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西雙版納 /西双版纳 (Xīshuāngbǎnnà), from Lü ᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ (12pannaa) or ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂᦗᧃᦓᦱ (ṡiibṡoangpannaa) meaning twelve townships of rice-fields.

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