Shiyan
Syllables: Shi·yan
Shiyan proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
Proper noun
Shiyan
- A prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
- Huangkang and Yunyang prefectures and Wuhan and Shihyen municipalities have fulfilled 85 percent of the autumn sowing plans for summer grain.[1978 November 21 [1978 November 12], “Hupeh Autumn Sowing”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 225, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page H 7
- The big influx of workers into the Shiyan municipality where the administration of the prefecture lies, makes for dominance of the common language, for there are workers from Shanghai, Jiangsu(Kiangsu), and many other places come together.1979 March, Rewi Alley, “Yunyang and Xiangyang Prefectures in Northwestern Hubei in 1978”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVIII, number 3, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 14
Forms of Shiyan
| alternative form | Shih-yen |
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Origin of Shiyan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 十堰 (Shíyàn).
Questions about Shiyan
- What does Shiyan mean?
- Shiyan means a prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
- What part of speech is Shiyan?
- Shiyan is a proper noun.
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