HSIEN

Meaning of HSIEN in English

add. ·noun an administrative subdivision of a fu, or department, or of an independent chow; also, the seat of government of such a district.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

HSIEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fa hsien Cheng hsien Wei Chung hsien
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HSIEN — (n.) An administrative subdivision of a fu, or department, or of an independent chow; also, the seat of government of …
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HSIEN — /shyun/ , n. , pl. hsien . 1. (in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HSIEN — in Chinese Taoism, an immortal who has achieved divinity through devotion to Taoist practices and teachings. Early Taoist sages, including …
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HSIEN — Fa hsien Cheng hsien Wei Chung hsien
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HSIEN — (китайское) район, округ
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HSIEN — n кит. район, округ
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HSIEN — (n) округ; район
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HSIEN — n кит. район, округ
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HSIEN — n кит. район, округ
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HSIEN — (китайское) район, округ
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SAN-HSIEN — Pinyin Sanxian, any of a group of long-necked, fretless Chinese lutes having three strings, a square resonator with snakeskin front …
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WAN-HSIEN — also called Sha-ho-tzu, Pinyin Wanxian, or Shahezi, city in eastern Szechwan sheng (province), central China. It is an important port …
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HUANG TSUN-HSIEN — born 1848, Chia-ying, now Mei-hsien, Kwangtung province, China died March 28, 1905, Chia-ying Pinyin Huang Zunxian Chinese poet and government …
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HSIEN-YANG — Pinyin Xianyang city, Shensi sheng (province), China. Hsien-yang is situated on the north bank of the Wei River about 12 …
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HSIEN-FENG — born July 17, 1831, China died Aug. 22, 1861, Jehol, Jehol province [now Ch'eng-te, Hopeh], China Pinyin Xianfeng (reign name, …
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FA-HSIEN — flourished AD 399, 414 Pinyin Faxian, original name Sehi Chinese Buddhist monk whose pilgrimage to India in 402 initiated Sino-Indian …
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YUN-LIN — hsien (county), west-central Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsien of Chang-hua (north), Nan-t'ou (east), and Chia-i (south) and by …
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TZ'U-HSI — born Nov. 29, 1835, Peking died Nov. 15, 1908, Peking Pinyin Cixi, also called (WadeGiles romanization) Hsiao-ch'in, or Hsien Huang-hou, …
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T'AI-TUNG — hsien (county), southeastern Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsiens of Hua-lien (north) and Kao-hsiung and P'ing-tung (southwest) and by …
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T'AI-PEI — northernmost hsien (county), Taiwan, occupying an area of 792 square miles (2,051 square km). It is bordered by I-lan hsien …
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T'AI-NAN — hsien (county), southwestern Taiwan, with an area of 778 square miles (2,016 square km). It is bordered by Chia-i hsien …
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P'ING-TUNG — southernmost hsien (county) of Taiwan. It is bordered by Kao-hsiung hsien (northwest), T'ai-tung hsien (northeast), and by the Luzon Strait …
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NING-PO — also called Yin-hsien, Pinyin Ningbo, or Yinxian, city in the coastal plain of northeastern Chekiang sheng (province), China. Ning-po (Calm …
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NAN-T'OU — shih (municipality) and seat of Nan-t'ou hsien (county), west-central Taiwan. It lies 26 miles (42 km) south of T'ai-chung city. …
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MIAO-LI — hsien (county), northwestern Taiwan, with an area of 703 square miles (1,820 square km). It is bordered by Hsin-chu hsien …
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KAO-HSIUNG — Japanese Takao, shih (municipality) and major international port in southwestern Taiwan, with an area of 59 square miles (154 square …
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I-LAN — shih (municipality) and seat of I-lan hsien (county), northeastern Taiwan, the centre of the only sizable alluvial basin on the …
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HUA-LIEN — hsien (county), east-central Taiwan, with an area of 1,787 square miles (4,629 square km). It is the largest and least …
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HSIN-CHU — hsien (county), northwestern Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsien of T'ao-yan (north), I-lan (east), and Miao-li (south) and by …
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CHIA-I — also spelled Chiayi, shih (municipality) and seat of Chia-i hsien (county), on the western coastal plain of Taiwan. It lies …
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