Xishuangbanna

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Type Political Subdivision
Usage Chinese
Scripts 西双版纳(Chinese) 西雙版納(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. /ɕi.ʂu̯ɑŋ.pɑn.nɑ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Lü ᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ or ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂᦗᧃᦓᦱ (sipsoangpanna) meaning "twelve-thousand fields", derived from ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂ (sipsoang) meaning "twelve", ᦗᧃ (pan) meaning "thousand" and ᦓᦱ (na) meaning "rice paddy, field". This is the name of an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China.
Added 8/24/2023 by anonymous