Hsien-t'ao

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English

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Map including HSIEN-T'AO (XIANTAO) (DMA, 1985)

Etymology

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From Mandarin 仙桃 (Xiāntáo) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsien¹-tʻao².

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Hsien-t'ao

  1. Alternative form of Xiantao.
    • [1974, Ts'ui-jung Liu, “TRADE ON THE HAN RIVER AND ITSIMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT C. 1800-1911”, in Academia Sinica[1], →OCLC, archived from the original on May 31, 2021, page 20:
      They traveled from Lao-ho-k’ou to Hankow and recorded the number of boats they saw within fifteen to thirty minutes after leaving each place except the last part of the journey from Hsien-t’ao-chen 仙桃鎮 to Hankow.]
    • 1979, Li Yü, Twelve Towers[2], 2nd edition, Chinese University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121:
      In a few days the boat reached a place named Mart Hsien-tʻao where many bandits' boats were anchored.

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