Ta-hsi

A form of Daxi — A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Daxi (a district in Taoyuan, Taiwan).

    My paper, taking post-war Taiwan as the historical background, is aimed at studying the development and change of Gan-le activity in Ta-hsi town.

    2006, Jung-Chieh Tsai, 大溪干樂活動之研究—一個台灣民俗體育的發展與變遷, National Taiwan Normal University, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2026
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    Ta-k'o-k'an (today the town of Ta-hsi in T'ao-yuan District) was adjacent to lands long held by the powerful Lin family of Pan-ch'iao, of which Lin Wei-yuan was a leading member.

    1976 May, William M. Speidel, “The Administrative and Fiscal Reforms of Liu Ming-ch'uan in Taiwan, 1884–1891: Foundation for Self-strengthening”, in The Journal of Asian Studies, volume 35, number 3, →DOI, pages 441–459, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024

    I consider these questions in the context of a case study of the Hall of Universal Salvation (P’u-chi T'ang), located in the town of Ta-hsi (Taoyuan County).

    2005, Chien-hung Chen, “繞境與地方社會--以大溪普濟堂關帝誕辰慶典為例”, in 民俗曲藝, number 147, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2026, pages 261–332

Origin

  1. Mandarin大溪
  2. EnglishTa-hsi

From Mandarin 大溪 (Dàxī) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-hsi¹.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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