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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Xiang Chinese on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Xiang Chinese in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Xiang is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surnames: Xiàng (Chinese: 向; Xiàng ⓘ) and Xiāng (Chinese: 相). It means “to go forward” It originated from several sources. First, from Xiang, an ancient state (located in Shandong province), destroyed in the early Spring and Autumn period. [1]
Xiang or Hsiang (Chinese: 湘; Changsha Xiang: [sian˧ y˦˩], [1] Mandarin: [ɕi̯aŋ˥ y˨˩˦]), also known as Hunanese, is a group of linguistically similar and historically related Sinitic languages, spoken mainly in Hunan province but also in northern Guangxi and parts of neighboring Guizhou, Guangdong, Sichuan, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces.
Zhuyin phonetic pronunciation guide of the name. Example ㄓㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄤ: Line: optional: Xiang romanization: hsn: Romanization of the name for Xiang Chinese. Example zhong1 gue6: Line: optional: Hakka Transliteration Scheme: h: Romanization of the name for Hakka Chinese. Example zung´ gued` Line: optional: Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Hakka romanization ...
Xiang Huaicheng (项怀诚), Chinese economist and former minister of finance of China; Jing Xiang (项晶), Chinese German actress; Xiang Liang (項梁), rebel leader in the Qin dynasty; Xiang Shengmo (項聖謨), Chinese painter in the Ming Dynasty; Xiang Yu (項羽), prominent warlord in the late Qin dynasty; Xiang Zhuang (項莊), a younger ...
A common name like "Liu Xiang" might be possessed by tens of thousands of people, [2] but generally they were not named for the athlete. An even stronger naming taboo was current during the time of the Chinese Empire , when other bearers of the emperor's name could be gravely punished for not having changed their name upon his ascension.
Xu Xiang (徐翔; pinyin: Xú Xiáng; born February 1977 in Ningbo, Zhejiang), a former Chinese private placement investor; Xu Jiayu (徐嘉余; born 1995), a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is the Olympic Silver medalist (2016; Xu Caihou (徐才厚; 1943 – 2015), Chinese general in the People's Liberation ...
It is the 133rd name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem. During the Chu–Han Contention, many people surnamed Ji (籍) changed their surname to Xi (席) because of naming taboo of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, whose given name was Ji (籍).