Shansi

/ ˈʃænˈsiː /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shanxi

Example Sentences

Kung says the bones found in Tsin (South Shansi) that are hard are not good; the variegated ones possess virtue.

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At the present time, in Fan-cheu of Shansi, there is a cave in the mountains; in it are many cast bones and horns of dragons.

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Everywhere along the highroad and in the cities and villages of Shansi you see the opium face.

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It was with no small curiosity that I looked about in Shansi Province to see whether there seemed any likelihood of enforcement.

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Another cynical observer has said that “eleven out of ten Shansi men are opium-smokers.”

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