Baise

See also: baise, baisé, báisè, Bǎisè, and Baïse

English

Alternative forms

• Pai-se (Wade–Giles)
• Poseh (Postal Romanization)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 百色 (Bǎisè).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɪ.si/, /baɪ.sə/

Proper noun

Baise

1. A prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.
   • [1969, King C. Chen, Vietnam and China, 1938-1954‎^[1], Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 94‎^[2]:

     After having made contact with General Chennault and the OSS, Ho left for Kwangsi to visit the Dong Minh Hoi. This time he went to Paise instead of Liuchow because Liuchow had fallen into Japanese hands on November 11, 1944.]

   • [1979, Te-kong Tong, Li Tsung-jen, “Establishment of the Self-governing Armies”, in The Memoirs of Li Tsung-jen (Studies of the East Asian Institute of Columbia University)‎^[3], Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 90:

     Liu Jih-fu was an oldtime Kwangsi military leader. When the Kwangtung army captured Nanning, he withdrew his 3,000 to 4,000 men to Paise (Poseh) near the Yunnan border and fought on there.]

   • 2008 June 11, Flora Zhang, “How College Entrance Exams Shortened the Olympic Torch Relay”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-07‎^[5]:

     According to Xinhua news agency, both the route and the timetable of the torch relay were adjusted on Sunday in order to minimize disturbance on the examinees in Baise, a city in southwestern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

   • 2022 February 9, “Why has a Chinese city's lockdown sent aluminium prices surging?”, in France 24‎^[6], archived from the original on 09 February 2022‎^[7]:

     Why did the outbreak in Baise spark fears around the world about the key metal?
     Where is Baise?
     Located near the border with Vietnam, Baise is nicknamed the "aluminium capital of southern China".
     Home to around 3.5 million people, Baise is a hub for aluminium mining and production.

Translations

prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 百色 (baak³ sik¹)

  Mandarin: 百色 (zh) (Bǎisè)

• Zhuang: Baksaek, Bwzswz

Anagrams

• abies