"En-shih" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 恩施 (Ên¹-shih¹). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|恩施|tr=Ên¹-shih¹}} 恩施 (Ên¹-shih¹) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} En-shih
  1. Alternative form of Enshi Wikipedia link: Defense Mapping Agency Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Enshi
    Sense id: en-En-shih-en-name-ArhE-p12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Later CH'EN Ch'eng obtained permission for YEH to reside with him in En-shih, Hupeh on the personal responsibility of CH'EN; but soon after YEH and his family arrived CH'EN Ch'eng's new command in western Yunnan made it impossible for CH'EN himself to reside at En-shih.",
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          "text": "Lao-shih and I ran away together from En-shih to Pa-tung. I am sixteen and she is eighteen. We thought we could get a ship out of Pa-tung right away and be in Chungking in a flash. When we get to Chungking, the war capital, we'll be all right, or at least that's what Lao-shih says.",
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