Wuzhishan

See also: Wǔzhǐshān

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 五指山 (Wǔzhǐshān).

Proper noun

Wuzhishan

1. A sub-prefectural city in Hainan, China.
   • [1951 August 17, “Guerrilla Activities in South China”, in Information Report‎^[1], Central Intelligence Agency, published 2001:

     On 30 April guerrillas led by LIN Hao-chun (林鵅群) raided and burned the bus terminal at T'ingan Hsien (110-46, 19-42). Large quantities of cement, gasoline, sugar, two trucks, and other supplies were also burned or destroyed, Anti-Communist guerrillas on Hainan are now based at Wuchihshan (109-27, 18-52).]

   • 2021 October 26, Roxanne Liu, Ryan Woo, “China's Zhejiang province seeks to vaccinate young kids by December”, in Christian Schmollinger, editor, Reuters‎^[2], archived from the original on 26 October 2021, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals‎^[3]:

     Some cities in other provinces are also vaccinating children between three and 11. The city of Wuzhishan in the southern province of Hainan said on Tuesday that it plans to finish giving two doses to about 12,000 individuals in that age group by the end of December.

Translations

sub-prefectural city

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 五指山 (ng⁵ zi² saan¹)

  Mandarin: 五指山 (zh) (Wǔzhǐshān)

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