Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Wenxi.
In Wenhsi county, south of Houma, there is a village in which lies the remains of a family ancestral temple.
1966 March, Rewi Alley, “Ancient Sites around Houma in Southern Shansi”, in Eastern Horizon, volume V, number 3, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 451 more example
WU CHI-CHANG is a member of the Suyang brigade in southern Shansi province’s Wenhsi county. He had gone in for growing cotton in 1958 after his Tungchen People’s Commune was formed.
1978 July, Mu Fu-pin, “WU CHI-CHANG: 'I Can't Let Premier Chou Down'”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXVII, number 7, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9, column 1
Origin
- Mandarin聞喜 /闻喜
- EnglishWenhsi
From Mandarin 聞喜 /闻喜 (Wénxǐ) Wade–Giles romanization: Wên²-hsi³.
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APA
Wenhsi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wenhsi
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“Wenhsi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wenhsi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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