"Jianshi" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ) via Hanyu Pinyin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cmn|建始}} Borrowed from Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ), {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jianshi
  1. A county of Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Hubei Translations (county in central China): 建始 (Jiànshǐ) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Jianshi-en-name-vgs4lAeL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chienshih, Chien-shih (alt: Wade–Giles), Kienshih (english: Postal Romanization)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 尖石 (Jiānshí). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|尖石}} Mandarin 尖石 (Jiānshí) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jianshi
  1. A mountain indigenous township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Categories (place): Places in Taiwan, Townships Synonyms: Jianshih (alt: Tongyong Pinyin) Translations (mountain indigenous township in northern Taiwan): 尖石 (Chiam-chio̍h) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 尖石 (Jiānshí) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Jianshi-en-name-JttzJkn4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chienshih, Chien-shih (alt: Wade–Giles), Kienshih (english: Postal Romanization)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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