Meanings
alternative Hsiao-nan
- A district of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
A patient with fever (L), who called the hotline "96120" for help, receives medical checks at Wolongxiang pulic health clinic at Xiaonan District of Xiaogan, central China's Hubei Province, on Feb. 9, 2020.
2020 February 10, “Xiaogan city sets up 24-hour hotline platform for citizens during outbreak”, in mingmei, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 11 Feb 20201 more example
In March 2000 , the party secretary of Yanglin Guanli District, Xiaogang Township, Hubei Province, was sentenced by Xiaonan District Court to two years "control" for illegal detention and was ordered to pay medical expenses and direct economic losses of 1,560 Yuan to his victims.
2001, People's Republic of China: Torture, a Growing Scourge in China- Time for Action, Amnesty International, →OCLC, page 12
Origin
- Mandarin孝南
- EnglishXiaonan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 孝南 (Xiàonán).
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Chinese Cantonese 孝南
- 孝南 (haau³ naam⁴)district in central China
Chinese Mandarin 孝南
- 孝南 (Xiàonán)district in central China
Cite this entry
Xiaonan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiaonan
“Xiaonan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiaonan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xiaonan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiaonan.
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