P'i Hsien

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

(obsolete) Alternative form of Pixian.
- 1915, James Hutson, Mythical and Practical in Szechwan‎, Shanghai, page 2:
  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,

Anagrams

Shinpei, hispine

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