Meanings
alternative misspelling Xixia
- A county-level city of Yantai, Shandong, China.
The blast occurred at 2 p.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday at the Hushan mine in Qixia, under the administration of Yantai city in Shandong province. But it was not until 8 p.m. the next day - 30 hours later - that it was reported to Qixia's emergency department, Xinhua said.
2021 January 13, Se Young Lee, Tom Daly, Min Zhang, “Rescuers try to reach 22 trapped after Chinese gold mine blast”, in Kevin Liffey, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2024
Origin
- Mandarin棲霞 /栖霞
- EnglishQixia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 棲霞 /栖霞 (Qīxiá).
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Chinese Cantonese 棲霞 /栖霞
- 棲霞 /栖霞 (cai¹ haa⁴)county-level city
Chinese Mandarin 棲霞 /栖霞
- 棲霞 /栖霞 (Qīxiá)county-level city
Cite this entry
Qixia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qixia
“Qixia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qixia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Qixia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qixia.
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