Xixia
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English
Etymology 1
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西峽／西峡 (Xīxiá).
Proper noun
Xixia
- A county of Nanyang, Henan, China.
- 1990, Michael J. Potter, Kyanite and Related Minerals, United States Bureau of Mines, →OCLC, page 3:
- A 3,000-ton-per-year andalusite plant began operation in Xixia County, Hunan Province. The andalusite source for the plant was a deposit with proven reserves of 7.8 million tons.
- 2020 July 9, Huizhong Wu, “In echo of Mao era, China's schools in book-cleansing drive”, in Sara Ledwith, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2020-07-09, APAC:
- In Xixia county, in central Henan province, schools cleaned out a total of 6,000 books that were “inappropriate or had a poor outer appearance,” and 22,700 that had no value, local media reported.
Translations
Etymology 2
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西夏 (Xīxià).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Xixia
- A district of Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
- 2014, “The Yellow River”, in Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides), 7th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 225–226:
- By minibus and taxi Getting here from Yinchuan’s Xingqing district is either expensive or difficult. If you favour the expensive option, just grab a cab — drivers will start the bidding at ¥150 (or more) one-way, though you should be able to get them down to ¥200 return, including they take up to 2hr to reach the tombs. Finally, you could waiting time. Alternatively, green and red buses (no number, though with Xixia written on the front) run from a stop just east of Nanmen Square; these cost just ¥2, though to reach the tombs. Finally, you could split the difference and take a bus to Xixia district (1hr; ¥1), from which it’s a far cheaper taxi-ride to the ruins (¥25 each way).
- 2022 February 15, Mandy Zuo, “Chinese woman dragged away by family in viral bride price dispute video asks the internet to calm down”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 15 February 2022:
- Zhang called the police after the confrontation. In a statement issued on Sunday, the public security bureau of Yinchuan’s Xixia district said Gao and her family have agreed to talk through the disagreement.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Xixia.
- Synonym of Western Xia.
- , →OCLC, page 154:
- […] eastern Kansu, northern Shensi and Ningsia. In 1038 Yuan Hao, leader of the Tanguts, declared himself emperor and called his country Hsia, known in Chinese history as Hsihsia. Hsingching (modern Yinchuan, Ningsia) was made the capital.]
- , 1st edition, Kodansha International Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 20:
- The tribe which prided itself most on its strength was the Hsi-hsia, which had its main garrison in Hsing-ch’ing. Besides the Hsi-hsia, there was a tribe of Turfans based in Liang-chou, a tribe of Uighurs with its base in Kan-chou, and a Chinese, or Han, tribe based in westernmost Sha-chou.]
Translations
Western Xia — see Western Xia
Etymology 3
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 棲霞／栖霞 (Qīxiá) incorrectly as Xīxiá.
Proper noun
Xixia
- Misspelling of Qixia.