Ziyuan

Zi·yuan
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proper noun

A county of Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tzeyüan · alternative Tzu-yüan · alternative Tzŭ-yüan

  1. A county of Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

    The girl, a student whose surname is Tang, lives in Ziyuan County in the Guangxi region, the official New China News Agency said, citing the Health Ministry.

    2005 December 7, “Fourth Case of Bird Flu Is Reported in China”, in The New York Times, sourced from ASSOCIATED PRESS, BEIJING, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2015, World
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    Han cadres on (Liangshui) commune in Tzuyuan County have actively learned minority dialects, the better to serve the minority nationalities. The commune, located in a mountainous area, is inhabited largely by Yao and Miao people.

    [1973 May 10 [1973 May 1], “Kwangsi Han Cadres Learn Dialects”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 91, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Nanning Kwangsi Regional Service, translation of original in Cantonese, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: Central-South Region, page D 3

Origin

  1. Mandarin資源 /资源
  2. EnglishZiyuan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 資源 /资源 (Zīyuán).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 資源 /资源
  • 資源 /资源 (zi¹ jyun⁴)county
Chinese Mandarin 資源 /资源
  • 資源 /资源 (Zīyuán)county
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ziyuan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ziyuan.

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