xiang

See also: xiang1, xiang2, xiang3, xiang4, xiāng, xiáng, xiǎng, xiàng, Xiāng, Xiàng, and Xiang

French

Alternative forms

• (dated) hsiang

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 湘 (Xiāng, “Xiang”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(k)sjɑ̃ɡ/ (please verify)

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃ɡ

Noun

xiang m (uncountable)

1. Xiang language

   Synonym: hunanais

Mandarin

Romanization

xiang

1. Nonstandard spelling of xiāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of xiáng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of xiǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of xiàng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.