Shih-ho-tzu

A form of Shihezi — A county-level city in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

OriginMandarin 石河子 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Shihezi.

    The first major clash between the two groups occurred in Shih-ho-tzu on January 26, 1967, with the leftists admitting they had suffered a bloody defeat.

    1976, June Teufel Dreyer, China's Forty Millions: Minority Nationalities and National Integration in the People's Republic of China, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 214

Origin

  1. Mandarin石河子
  2. EnglishShih-ho-tzu

From Mandarin 石河子 (Shíhézǐ) Wade–Giles romanization: Shih²-ho²-tzŭ³.

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