Xinan

See also: xīnán and Xin'an

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西南 (Xīnán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiˈnæn/, /-nɑn/

Proper noun

Xinan

1. A subdistrict of Sanshui district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
2. A town in Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong, China.
   • 2011 December 19, Fung Yat-yiu, Wen Yuqing, Luisetta Mudie, “Villagers Defy Threat of Force”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., Radio Free Asia‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 September 2015:

     A resident of Shangdaimei village, also near Shanwei city, said hundreds of villagers had marched to local government offices in Xinan township on Sunday to protest the sale of their farmland. […]
     An official who answered the phone at the Xinan township government confirmed the protest had taken place.

Translations

subdistrict; town

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西南 (zh) (Xīnán)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Xinan at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.