Jianxi

Jian·xi
J8I1A1N1X8I1

proper noun

A district of Luoyang, Henan, China.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

Jianxi1

proper noun

alternative Chien-hsi

  1. A district of Luoyang, Henan, China.

    The Three Kingdom jade cup found in a tomb in the Jianxi district is a masterpiece.

    2009, Miriam Clifford, Cathy Giangrande, Antony White, China: Museums, Odyssey Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 121
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    It was decided to build the industrial district in Chienhsi far to the west, where there are fewer ancient tombs than in other places.

    [1978 May, TANG HSIA, “LOYANG, A City Both Ancient and Young”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXVII, number 5, Peking, →OCLC, page 15, column 3

    You will normally be lodged at the International Hotel (tel. 7155), Zhongzhou, Xigong district, or at the Friendship Hotel (tel. 22991), 1-6 Xiyuan Road, Jianxi district, in the southwest of the town.

    1988, John Summerfield, “Luoyang”, in Fodor's People's Republic of China (Fodor's), New York; London: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 431

    The question, given to pupils at 27 primary schools in the district of Jianxi in Luoyang, Henan province, instructed them to watch the video twice before answering four multiple-choice questions. One of the questions was: “What is Huawei’s competitive advantage? A. quality. B. design. C. functionality.”

    2019 February 14, Michelle Wong, “Huawei video in Chinese school exam sparks product placement row”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2019, People & Culture

Jianxi2

proper noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of Jiangxi.

    Three people were killed and six wounded on Wednesday in a stabbing at a kindergarten in the Chinese province of Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]), the AFP news agency reported, citing police.

    2022 August 3, Akriti Sharma, “Three killed, six wounded in China kindergarten stabbing - AFP”, in Andrew Heavens, Robert Birsel, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2022, China
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    In 1997 in Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]) province, in southeastern China, where Bishop Zeng lived and worked, more than 200 Roman Catholics were detained, at least temporarily, in an effort to prevent services outside official auspices, according to a report by Amnesty International.

    1998 May 10 [1998 May 9], Erik Eckholm, “Pressed by U.S., China Frees Catholic Bishop Loyal to Vatican”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2010, World

    In the spring of 1930, Mao embarked on a meticulous study of the conditions in rural Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]) province, looking for the prevalent levels of exploitation and analyzing class tension.[…]When Mao later took control of Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]) province, he promulgated a new marriage law that prohibited arranged marriages and encouraged the free choice[…] In 1927, he returned to China, led the failed Baise Uprising in Guangxi province against the Kuomintang government, and arrived at Mao’s Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]) province, joining the latter on the Long March and becoming one of his trusted supporters until Mao grew wary and purged him from positions of power.

    2008, Kunal Sinha, China's Creative Imperative: How Creativity is Transforming Society and Business in China, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 35, 43

    Chiang established his Guomindang government in Nanjing while the Communists created the Chinese Soviet Republic in southeastern Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]) Province.[…] Deng was stripped of his political posts and was exiled to rural Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]) Province, where he survived by planting vegetables and raising chickens.

    2008, Michael V. Uschan, China Since World War II (World History), Gale Cengage, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 18, 60

    Chung’s daughter, Chung Ai (鍾愛), said her mother, Lee Ya-min (李雅敏), on Wednesday met with her father in China’s Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]) Province with the help of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alex Tsai (蔡正元) and that Bruce Chung appeared to be in good condition.

    2012 August 10, Chris Wang, “TSU, Tibetans, Falun Gong stage protests”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2012, Taiwan News, page 3

    In a sign of the risks, a teacher in east China's Jianxi^([sic – meaning Jiangxi]) province was detained by police for 15 days after commenting last week on a news article saying the country can "coexist with the coronavirus", according to a local government notice.

    2021 August 16, “'China's Fauci' probed for plagiarism after questioning Covid policy”, in France 24, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2021, Live news

Origin

  1. Mandarin澗西 /涧西
  2. EnglishJianxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 澗西 /涧西 (Jiànxī).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 澗西 /涧西
  • 澗西 /涧西 (gaan³ sai¹)district
Chinese Mandarin 澗西 /涧西
  • 澗西 /涧西 (Jiànxī)district
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APA

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