Hsien-t'ao

A form of Xiantao — A sub-prefectural city of Hubei, China.

OriginMandarin 仙桃 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Xiantao.

    In a few days the boat reached a place named Mart Hsien-tʻao where many bandits' boats were anchored.

    1979, Li Yü, Twelve Towers, 2nd edition, Chinese University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121
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    They traveled from Lao-ho-k’ou to Hankow and recorded the number of boats they saw within fifteen to thirty minutes after leaving each place except the last part of the journey from Hsien-t’ao-chen 仙桃鎮 to Hankow.

    [1974, Ts'ui-jung Liu, “TRADE ON THE HAN RIVER AND ITSIMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT C. 1800-1911”, in Academia Sinica, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 May 2021, page 20

Origin

  1. Mandarin仙桃
  2. EnglishHsien-t'ao

From Mandarin 仙桃 (Xiāntáo) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsien¹-tʻao².

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