Linzhi

See also: línzhī, línzhǐ, and Línzhī

English

Alternative forms

• Linchih (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 林芝 (Línzhī).

Proper noun

Linzhi

1. Synonym of Nyingchi: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • 2015 April 21, Edward Wong, “Hundreds of Chinese Cities Don’t Meet Air Standards, Report Finds”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 April 2015, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     The three cleanest cities, in order, were all in the far west: Linzhi in Tibet, Lijiang in Yunnan Province and Altay in Xinjiang.

   • 2016 September 16, Simon Denyer, “Tibet is harder to visit than North Korea. But I got in and streamed live on Facebook.”, in The Washington Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on September 17, 2016, World‎^[4]:

     On Tuesday, we visited the town of Nyingchi, also known as Linzhi.

   • 2019 April 8, Tom Daly, “China reports first African swine fever outbreak in Tibet”, in Richard Pullin, editor, Reuters‎^[5], archived from the original on 09 December 2024, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals:

     The disease was found in two counties and one district of the city of Linzhi, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement; Linzhi is in southeastern Tibet near the border with India.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Linzhi.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 林芝 (lam⁴ zi¹)

  Mandarin: 林芝 (zh) (Línzhī)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can