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Anhui

American  
[ahn-hwee] / ˈɑnˈʰwi /
Older Spelling, Anhwei

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a province in E China. 54,015 sq. mi. (139,899 sq. km). Hefei.


Anhui British  
/ ˈænˈweɪ /

noun

  1. a province of E China, crossed by the Yangtze River. Capital: Hefei. Pop: 64 100 000 (2003 est). Area: 139 860 sq km (54 000 sq miles)

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"We've suspected that serotonin was involved in tinnitus, but we didn't really understand how," said co-author Zheng-Quan Tang, Ph.D., of Anhui University in China.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Chinese companies marketing magnets free of the regulated heavy rare earths include Yonjumag, Anhui Hanhai New Material, Zhaobao Magnet and X-Mag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

In Lu’an, a fourth-tier city in Anhui Province, young couples recently picked up a “smart-kitchen” appliance package via a livestream promotion from a national brand—a category seeing double-digit growth in these markets.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

Hundreds of tiles have fallen from the roof of a centuries old tower in China's Anhui province, smashing to the ground near visitors to the site.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

When he reached Lu-chiang K’ou, in Anhui, he boarded a boat, which two dragons towed into the offing and then raised into the air.

From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

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