"Daxi" meaning in English

See Daxi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Tahsi [alternative], Ta-hsi [alternative], Dasi [alternative], Dashi [alternative]
enPR: dä′shē′ Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大溪 (Dàxī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|大溪(大嵙崁)}} 大溪(大嵙崁), {{lang|zh|鄉鎮市區別}} 鄉鎮市區別, {{lang|zh|大溪鎮}} 大溪鎮, {{bor|en|cmn|大溪}} Mandarin 大溪 (Dàxī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Daxi
  1. A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan. Categories (place): Districts of Taoyuan, Places in Taiwan, Places in Taoyuan Synonyms: Dakekan [historical], Taikokan Translations (district): 大溪 (daai⁶ kai¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 大溪 (Dàxī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Daxi-en-name-ab2U6otn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'district': 100 0
  2. An urban village in Toucheng, Yilan County, Taiwan. Categories (place): Places in Taiwan, Places in Yilan County, Taiwan, Villages in Taiwan, Villages in Yilan County, Taiwan Translations (urban village): 大溪 (daai⁶ kai¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 大溪 (Dàxī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Daxi-en-name-Uc2890Zi Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'urban village': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ta-ch'i, Tachi, Taikei

Alternative forms

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