"Jiasian" meaning in All languages combined

See Jiasian on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 甲仙 (Jiǎsian). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-tongyong|-}} Tongyong Pinyin, {{lang|zh|鄉鎮市區別}} 鄉鎮市區別, {{lang|zh|甲仙鄉}} 甲仙鄉, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|甲仙||tr=Jiǎsian}} 甲仙 (Jiǎsian) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jiasian
  1. A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Wikipedia link: Jiasian Categories (place): Places in Kaohsiung, Places in Taiwan Synonyms: Chiahsien, Chia-hsien (alt: Wade–Giles), Jiaxian [Hanyu-Pinyin] Translations (district in southern Taiwan): 甲仙 (Kah-sian) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 甲仙 (Jiǎxiān) (Chinese Mandarin)

Alternative forms

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