Meanings
- A Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan, China.
The local government of Xiangxi, the area of Hunan where Ms. Li lives, broke its silence on Friday, saying in a statement that she had checked into a hospital for psychiatric treatment at the behest of her family.
2021 December 23, Chris Buckley, “Fury in China After an Outspoken Teacher Disappears”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2021, Asia Pacific1 more example
ONCE, fresh fish was beyond the reach of the ordinary people in what is now the Hsianghsi Tuchia and Miao Autonomous Chou in the mountains of western Hunan province. Even at the wedding feasts of rich families, salt fish was a special treat. When the Miao people had fish for dinner, they would tack the tail up beside the family ancestor niche in the wall as a sign of good fortune, and the number hung there gradually became the yardstick by which a family was judged rich or poor.
[1966 June, Tu Hsueh-hao, “Breeding Fresh-water Fish”, in China Reconstructs, volume XV, number 6, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 30
Origin
- Mandarin湘西
- EnglishXiangxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湘西 (Xiāngxī).
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Chinese Cantonese 湘西
- 湘西 (soeng¹ sai¹)Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture
Chinese Mandarin 湘西
- 湘西 (Xiāngxī)Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture
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Xiangxi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiangxi
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