Shanxi

See also: Shānxī and Shaanxi

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EnglishEdit

Wikipedia

Alternative formsEdit

• Shan-hsi (Wade-Giles), Shansi (Chinese Postal Map Romanization)

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑnˈʃi/

Proper nounEdit

Shanxi

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

TranslationsEdit

province of China

• Arabic: شَانْشِي m ‎(šanšī)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 山西 (zh) ‎(Shānxī)

• Czech: Šan-si
• Japanese: 山西 ‎(さんせい, Sansei)

• Korean: 산시 ‎(Sansi)
• Macedonian: Шансји ‎(Šánsji)
• Marathi: शान्शी ‎(śānśī)
• Russian: Шаньси́ f ‎(Šanʹsí)
• Vietnamese: Sơn Tây

See alsoEdit

• Taiyuan