Meanings
- Synonym of Siyi.
I am of Sze Yap, not Sam Yap, origin. How could he have missed this vital point in my "thinly disguised family and life histories" and "personal vendetta"?
1961, Rose Hum Lee, “The Chinese in the United States of America”, in The China Quarterly, volume 6, page 1702 more examples
Tang Pun-yan (the pro-Chan general now holding the southern peninsula of Kwangtung) is advancing by two routes to attack Kongmoon. Fighting has broken out at Yanping (in the Sze Yap districts).
1925 October 28, “Chan's Allies”, in China Mail, number 19,635, →OCLC, page 1, column 3The majority of early immigrants came from the province of Guangdong, in southern China. Within Guangdong province, the immigrants specifically came from the agriculturally based Sze Yap (Four Counties) region.
1996, Nancy L. Fisher, editor, Cultural and Ethnic Diversity: A Guide for Genetics Professionals, The Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 87Synonyms: Siyi
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Siyi.
Origin
- Cantonese四邑
- EnglishSze Yap
From Cantonese 四邑 (sei³ jap¹).
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