Waxiang

English

Etymology

From a shortening of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 瓦鄉話 / 瓦乡话 (Wǎxiānghuà).

Proper noun

Waxiang (uncountable)

1. A variety of Chinese spoken in Hunan, China.

Noun

Waxiang (uncountable)

1. A member of the ethnic group living in western Hunan, China.

Translations

language

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 瓦鄉話 / 瓦乡话 (ngaa⁵ hoeng¹ waa^6-2)

  Eastern Min: 瓦鄉話 / 瓦乡话 (nguā-hiŏng-ngṳ̄)

  Mandarin: 瓦鄉話 / 瓦乡话 (zh) (wǎxiānghuà)

people

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓦鄉人 / 瓦乡人 (wǎxiāngrén)

• Korean: 와샹인 (wasyang'in)