Chi-hsi

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 雞西／鸡西 (Jīxī), Wade–Giles romanization: Chi¹-hsi¹.

Proper noun

Chi-hsi

1. Alternative form of Jixi, Heilongjiang.
   • 1962 [1959], Sun Ching-chih, Economic Geography of Northeast China: Liaoning, Kirin, Heilungkiang‎^[1], Peiping: United States Joint Publications Research Service, →OCLC, pages 480–481:

     The value of the timber processing industrial output in Mu-tan-chiang City constitutes about 80% of the total value of the timber processing industrial output of the entire district. In addition, there are other timber processing plants located in Chi-hsi City and the centers in the various hsiens.

   • 1971, The Cultural Revolution in the Provinces‎^[2], Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 45:

     The Pei-ching jih-pao (Peking daily) also admitted to trouble in this region of Heilungkiang. It claimed that in March the military entered the Chi-hsi mines and offices to “establish unity” among the Red Guard organizations within. It was said that “many accidents occurred,” although the blame was placed on lack of cadre leadership.

   • 1974, D. J. Dwyer, editor, China Now: an Introductory Survey with Readings‎^[3], Longman, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 237:

     In Manchuria, Chi-hsi has been described as developing into one of China’s largest coal centres and the population there is now said to be ‘several hundred thousands’ (NCNA, 25 November 1960).

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Etymology 2

From Mandarin 績溪／绩溪 (jìxī), Wade–Giles romanization: Chi⁴-hsi¹.

Proper noun

Chi-hsi

1. Alternative form of Jixi, Anhui.
   • 1959, Ping-ti Ho, Studies on the Population of China, 1368-1953‎^[4], Harvard University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 7:

     On a local scale, the 1371 and 1376 censuses of Chi-hsi county in southern Anhwei, for instance, as shown in Table 1, offer an example.

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