Lishi

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 離石离石 (Líshí).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli(ˈ)ʃi/

Proper noun

Lishi

  1. A district of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.
    • 2016, Fang Wang, “Geo-Architecture Blending into Nature”, in Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China’s Geographic and Historic Context, volume 3, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 133:
      Geomorphologic Features
      The Lüliang region is located in the western Shanxi Province. Geologist Professor Liu Dongsheng first identified the section drawing of the Lishi Loess in Wangjiagou, Lishi District, LüliangCity.
    • 2017 September 13, Xinqi Su, Viola Zhou, “One of China’s ‘feminist five’ gender equality activists banned from leaving country for decade”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 13 September 2017:
      Wu said she was determined to fight the decision. On September 6 she mailed documents for a lawsuit of the public security authorities in both Jiaocheng county and Luliang city to a local court in the Lishi district of Luliang.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Lishi.

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