Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Jiasian.
Central Weather Bureau director-general Shin Tzay-chyn said the magnitude of today’s quake closely approximated that of another temblor in Kaohsiung’s Jiaxian district in 2010. The two epicentres were about 10 kilometres apart, and both lay along the same faults.
2016 February 6, Phoenix Man-ki Kwong, “Explainer: the damage dealt by Saturday’s shocking Taiwan quake”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2017, China
Origin
- Mandarin甲仙
- EnglishJiaxian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甲仙 (Jiǎxiān).
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Jiaxian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiaxian
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