Pen-hsi

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 本溪 (Běnxī), Wade–Giles romanization: Pên³-hsi¹.

Proper noun

Pen-hsi

1. Alternative form of Benxi
   • 1960 July 22 [1959], Achievements of Blast Furnace Operators in the People's Republic of China‎^[1], →OCLC, page 3:

     It should be emphasized that while the even operation of the furnaces was preserved, the smelting intensity for coke was also significantly increased. Thus, in the factory at Pen-hsi in the fourth quarter of 1958, the intensity was 1.4 t/m5, and in April and May 1959, it was 1.55 t/m2.

   • 1992, Ch'en Hsueh-chao, “A Young Nurse in Manchuria”, in Li Yu-ning, editor, Chinese Women Through Chinese Eyes‎^[2], M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 250:

     I took a train to Pen-hsi, because my brother had said he was thinking of taking the entrance exam for Northeastern University. When I arrived in Pen-hsi, I went to the university and asked all around, in the offices, at the military unit, and so forth.

Translations

Benxi — see Benxi

Further reading

• “Pen-hsi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• enship, hepsin