Etymology

Siyi

Si·yi
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Today it means: A geographic region consisting of the four former counties of Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, and Enping, collectively; now a part of the prefecture-level city of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China. Full definition →

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The story

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 四邑 (Sìyì).

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