Xinan
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西南 (Xīnán).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Xinan
- A subdistrict of Sanshui district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
- A town in Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong, China.
- 2011 December 19, Fung Yat-yiu, Wen Yuqing, Luisetta Mudie, “Villagers Defy Threat of Force”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., Radio Free Asia[1], archived from the original on 10 September 2015:
- A resident of Shangdaimei village, also near Shanwei city, said hundreds of villagers had marched to local government offices in Xinan township on Sunday to protest the sale of their farmland. […]
An official who answered the phone at the Xinan township government confirmed the protest had taken place.
Translations
[edit]subdistrict; town
Further reading
[edit]- Xinan at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
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