Enshi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 恩施 (Ēnshī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʌnˈʃiː/
- enPR: ǔnʹshûʹ[1]
Proper noun
Enshi
- An autonomous prefecture of Hubei, China.
- 2012 April 26, Mark McDonald, “A Man on a Wire Above China’s ‘Grand Canyon’”, in The Washington Post[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 October 2022[3]:
- The line was strung above China’s so-called Grand Canyon, located in Enshi Prefecture in Hubei Province. It is a remote spot, rarely visited by tourists and unexplored even by experienced climbers or other extreme-sport athletes.
- A county-level city of Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China.
- 2019 September 3, Amy Qin, “Attack at School in China Leaves at Least 8 Children Dead”, in The New York Times[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 September 2019, Asia Pacific[5]:
- The attack occurred around 8 a.m. on the first day of the semester at the school in Chaoyangpo village of Enshi city in Hubei Province, the local police said.
- 2020 April 8, “Wuhan exodus sparks virus hope despite mounting death toll”, in France 24[6], sourced from Wuhan (China) (AFP), archived from the original on 12 April 2020[7]:
- "You have no idea! I was already up around 4 am. I felt so good. My kids are so excited. Mum is finally coming home," said Hao Mei, a 39-year-old single mother rushing to nearby Enshi to see her young children for the first time in two months.
Translations
autonomous prefecture in central China; county-level city in central China
References
- ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Enshih”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 580, column 1
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Enshi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[8], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1154, column 2