Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county. (Alternative form of xian for mainland China.)
From Mandarin 縣 /县 (xiàn), Wade–Giles romanization: hsien⁴.
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- Borrowed-form mention縣cmn
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