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Xiang en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ʃɑŋ/
• /ʃæŋ/
• /ʃiɑŋ/
• shyäng

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 湘 (Xiāng).

Meanings

1. A Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China

Forms

Synonyms

Hunanese

Translations (8)

fr xiang (one of the divisions of the Chinese language) · ru сян (one of the divisions of the Chinese language) · ja 湘語 (one of the divisions of the Chinese language) · cmn 湖南話 /湖南话 (one of the divisions of the Chinese language) · ru хуна́ньский (one of the divisions of the Chinese language) · hsn 湘語 /湘语 (one of the divisions of the Chinese language) · fr hunanais (one of the divisions of the Chinese language) · cmn 湘語 /湘语 (one of the divisions of the Chinese language)

Xiang en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ʃɑŋ/
• /ʃæŋ/
• /ʃiɑŋ/
• shyäng

Etymology

From several Mandarin surnames, including 項／项 (Xiàng), 向 (Xiàng) and 相 (Xiāng).

Meanings

1. A surname from Chinese.

Forms