Shayang

Sha·yang
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proper noun

A county of Jingmen, Hubei, China.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sha-yang

  1. A county of Jingmen, Hubei, China.

    Sha-yang is in the centre of Hupeh and; 120 miles west of Hankow, and has a population of about 60,000.

    [1911 March 4, “Trampled to Death in Rush for Food”, in New York Times, volume LX, number 19,397, page 4
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    But the greatest catastrophe has befallen the neighborhood of Shayang, about 110 miles higher up the river.

    1910 November 11, “Flood Disaster in the Han Valley”, in Victoria Daily Colonist, volume CIII, number 289, Victoria, British Columbia, →ISSN, page 14

    An official newspaper in Hubei reported 230 cases at the Wuhan Women's Prison, whose warden was dismissed, and 41 others at another penitentiary in Shayang county.

    2020 February 21, “China reports uptick in new coronavirus cases, South Korea infections spike”, in France 24, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2020

Origin

From the postal romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 沙洋 (Shāyáng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 沙洋
  • 沙洋county and town in central China
Chinese Mandarin 沙洋
  • 沙洋 (Shāyáng)county and town in central China
Cite this entry
APA

Shayang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shayang

MLA

“Shayang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shayang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shayang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shayang.

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