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Chinese
Etymology
This term, attested in 臺日大辭典 , refers to four counties of the Jiaying Prefecture during the Qing dynasty: Xingning (興寧), Changle (長樂, now called Wuhua 五華), Pingyuan (平遠) and Zhenping (鎮平, now called Jiaoling 蕉嶺). Taiwanese Hakkas who speak the Sixian dialect can generally trace back their ancestry to these counties.
Pronunciation
Noun
四縣
- (～腔, ～話) Sixian dialect of Hakka
- 講四縣／讲四县 [Sixian Hakka] ― kóng Si-yen [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― to speak the Sixian dialect
Derived terms
Proper noun
四縣
- (historical) Sixian (four counties)