Hsining
Hsining is the alternative form of Xining.
Meaning of Xining
Proper noun
Xining
- A city in northwestern China, capital of Qinghai Province.
- Tibetan is found predominantly in Tibet; Tibetan-speaking communities are also found in Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Gansu. In Tibet, all official documents are issued in both Tibetan and Chinese, and also in certain regions of Sichuan and Qinghai. Moreover, the radio stations in Tibet broadcast...1975, “The National Minority Languages of China”, in Winfred P. Lehmann, editor, Language and Linguistics in the People's Republic of China, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 119
Origin of Hsining
From Mandarin 西寧／西宁 (Xīníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-ning².
Questions about Hsining
- What is Hsining the alternative form of?
- Hsining is the alternative form of Xining.
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