"Pishan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 皮山 (Píshān). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Pishan County}}, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|皮山}} 皮山 (Píshān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pishan
  1. A county of Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Xinjiang Synonyms: P'i-shan (alt: Wade–Giles) Synonyms (from Uyghur): Guma Translations (county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China): 皮山 (Píshān) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Pishan-en-name-R-3cO~xR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pishan
  1. Alternative form of Bishan Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Bishan
    Sense id: en-Pishan-en-name-M0cTijKe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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