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P'i Hsien en · PROPN

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese 郫 (pí)縣 /县 (Pí Xiàn).

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, obsolete) Alternative form of Pixian.
    alt of Pixian
    • It is probable that the rainfall of the city and neighbourhood is 40 per cent. heavier than at P'i Hsien (郫縣) which is only 70 li away, 1915, James Hutson, Mythical and Practical in Szechwan, Shanghai, page 2: