"Hsien-t'ao" meaning in English

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          "text": "They traveled from Lao-ho-k’ou to Hankow and recorded the number of boats they saw within fifteen to thirty minutes after leaving each place except the last part of the journey from Hsien-t’ao-chen 仙桃鎮 to Hankow.",
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          "text": "In a few days the boat reached a place named Mart Hsien-tʻao where many bandits' boats were anchored.",
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          "text": "They traveled from Lao-ho-k’ou to Hankow and recorded the number of boats they saw within fifteen to thirty minutes after leaving each place except the last part of the journey from Hsien-t’ao-chen 仙桃鎮 to Hankow.",
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