Meanings
- A county-level city of Sanmenxia, Henan, China.
The explosion on Friday evening, in the city of Yima in Henan Province, sent a ball of fire and thick plumes of smoke into the air, according to local state media.
2019 July 20, Jane Perlez, “Gas Plant Explosion in Central China Kills at Least 10”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2019, ASIA PACIFIC3 more examples
On the mainland, Yima city, a coal-mining center in central China’s Henan Province, had the highest sex ratio of 153.18 among China’s cities, while Tumeng^([sic – meaning Tumen]) city in Jilin Province had the lowest sex ratio of 99.15.
1988, “Sex and Age Composition of China's Population”, in New China's Population, Macmillan Publishing Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 112, column 2Henan Yima Group Ltd. was constructing a 400,000-t/yr alumina refinery in Yima, Henan Province, and planned to start production early 2010 (CRU Alumina Monitor, 2009j).
2009, Minerals Yearbook Metals and Minerals 2009, volume I, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 10.3, column 1The Friday evening explosion in Yima city in Henan province shattered windows 1.9 miles away and knocked off doors inside buildings, Chinese state media reports said. Yima is part of Sanmenxia city.
2019 July 19, “At least 10 killed in explosion at gas factory in central China”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2019
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 義馬 /义马
- 義馬 /义马 (ji⁶ maa⁵)county-level city
Chinese Mandarin 義馬 /义马
- 義馬 /义马 (Yìmǎ)county-level city
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Yima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yima
“Yima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yima. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yima,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yima.
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