Wu-hsi
See also: Wuhsi
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 無錫／无锡 (Wúxī) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu-hsi.[1]
Pronunciation
- enPR: wo͞oʹshēʹ
Proper noun
Wu-hsi
- Alternative form of Wuxi
- 1976, Lewis, Charlton M., “Literati Antiforeignism: Hunan and the Riots of 1891”, in Prologue to the Chinese Revolution: The Transformation of Ideas and Institutions in Hunan Province, 1891-1907, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 22:
- More often, the reverse appeared to be the case: government officials were on the scene, but their own antiforeign sentiments prevented their taking action against the rioters, as at Nanking and Wu-hsi.
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Translations
Wuxi — see Wuxi
References
- Wuxi, Wade-Giles romanization Wu-hsi, in Encyclopædia Britannica
Further reading
- “Wu-hsi”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Wu-hsi, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- Wu-hsi at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “Wu-hsi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Wu-hsi” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
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