Shanxi

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EtymologyEdit

From a Mandarin term which means "mountains' west", referring to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑnˈʃi/

Alternative formsEdit

• Chinese: 山西
• Pinyin: Shānxī
• Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi
• Its one-character abbreviation is Jin (晋 pinyin jìn), after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.
• Chinese Postal Map Romanization: Shansi.

Proper nounEdit

Shanxi

1. A province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China.

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

• Taiyuan