Wanxian

English

Alternative forms

• Wanhsien (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 萬縣／万县 (Wànxiàn).

Proper noun

Wanxian

1. (historical) Synonym of Wanzhou (formerly called Wan County).
   • 2018 October 28, Aizhu Chen, Li Pei, “Two dead after China bus plunges 60 meters into river: state media”, in Christopher Cushing, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-05-27, Top News‎^[2]:

     The bus collided around 10 am (0200 GMT) into a private car that was driving against the flow of traffic on a four-lane bridge in the city’s Wanxian area. The bus then veered, broke through the bridge fence and plunged into the Yangtze river.