Meanings
proper noun
- A county-level city of Xiangxi prefecture, Hunan, China.
A rigorous 15-hour train ride from Hunan's capital city, Changsha, to the prefectural seat of Jishou, a shabby rural town of muddy streets and few cars, followed by a 90-minute drive on a snakelike strip of macadam through mountains, brings a voyager to Fenghuang.
1988 July 10, Edward A. Gargan, “Where Two Worlds Meet in China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2011, Section 19, page 5
Origin
- Mandarin吉首
- EnglishJishou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吉首 (Jíshǒu).
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Chinese Cantonese 吉首
- 吉首 (gat¹ sau²)county-level city
Chinese Mandarin 吉首
- 吉首 (Jíshǒu)county-level city
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APA
Jishou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jishou
MLA
“Jishou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jishou. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jishou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jishou.
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