Meanings
proper noun
- A Li autonomous county in Hainan, China.
Zhu criticized the U.S. crew for landing at a military airfield at Lingshui on Hainan "without permission from the Chinese side."
2001 April 2, John Pomfret, “U.S., Chinese Warplanes Collide Over S. China Sea”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jan 20161 more example
Criminal (Yang Shizhong), who was guilty of seizing a pistol and killing security policeman (Li Yuhe), was executed yesterday at (Wenluo) town in Lingshui Li Autonomous County.
1989 December 1 [1989 November 21], “Execution, Two Life Sentences Given in Hainan”, in Daily Report: China, number 89-230, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Haikou Hainan Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, Regional Affairs, page 37, column 1
Origin
- Mandarin陵水
- EnglishLingshui
From Mandarin 陵水 (Língshuǐ).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 陵水
- 陵水 (ling⁴ seoi²)Li autonomous county
Chinese Mandarin 陵水
- 陵水 (Língshuǐ)Li autonomous county
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Lingshui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingshui
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“Lingshui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingshui. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lingshui,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lingshui.
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