Siang

/ (ʃjɑːŋ) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for the Xiang

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Example sentences from the Web for siang

  • In May 1851 they moved to Siang, a little north of that place.

    The Life of Gordon, Volume I|Demetrius Charles Boulger

  • And Yang the junior music-master, and Siang who played on the musical stone, went to the sea-coast.

    The Wisdom of Confucius|Epiphanius Wilson

  • Hang Siang Dsi wished to release her into immortality, but he feared she was not capable of translation.

    The Chinese Fairy Book|Various