Meanings
alternative P'an-chih-hua · alternative Panchihhua
- A prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.
An earthquake on Saturday about 20 miles southeast of Panzhihua city, near Sichuan province’s border with Yunnan, killed 27 people, damaged or destroyed more than 180,000 homes and affected at least 800,000 residents, state media said on Sunday.
2008 August 31, Edmund Klamann, “China steelmaker Panzhihua checking quake damage”, in Jonathan Hopfner, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 May 2022, Editor's Picks
Origin
- Mandarin攀枝花
- EnglishPanzhihua
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 攀枝花 (Pānzhīhuā).
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Chinese Cantonese 攀枝花
- 攀枝花 (paan¹ zi¹ faa¹)prefecture-level city in China
Chinese Mandarin 攀枝花
- 攀枝花 (Pānzhīhuā)prefecture-level city in China
Cite this entry
Panzhihua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panzhihua
“Panzhihua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panzhihua. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Panzhihua,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panzhihua.
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