Etymology

Chiahsien

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Mandarin 甲仙
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from甲仙
  2. English todayChiahsien

From Mandarin 甲仙 (Jiǎxiān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chia³-hsien¹.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.