湘 [－]

Jyutping soeng1
Pinyin xiāng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素、專名
    湖南​嘅​簡​稱
    Xiang, the short form of Hunan.
    • 湘語、湘菜同埋湖湘文化好有特色。
      湘语、湘菜同埋湖湘文化好有特色。
      soeng1 jyu5, soeng1 coi3 tung4 maai4 wu4 soeng1 man4 faa3 hou2 jau5 dak6 sik1.
      The Xiang language, Xiang cuisine, and the Xiang culture is very distinct.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Xiang River, an affluent of Dongting Lake
  2. character
    Xiang; Xiang Chinese
    • 湘語
      湘语
      xiāng yǔ
      Xiang (variety of Chinese)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. alternate name for Hunan
  2. Cangjie Input
    EDBU

湘 [－]

Jyutping
Pinyin xiāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China
  2. abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    告诉我你对湘南做了什么。
    告訴我你對湘南做了什麼。
    gào sù wǒ nǐ duì xiāng nán zuò le shén me 。
    • Tell me what you did to Shounan.
  2. Mandarin
    告诉我你在湘南做了什么。
    告訴我你在湘南做了什麼。
    gào sù wǒ nǐ zài xiāng nán zuò le shén me 。
    • Tell me what you did in Shounan.
    • Tell me what you did to Shounan.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    陈正湘判断独立小院内是敌指挥所，果断命令炮兵连射击，由于炮弹紧缺只发射四发炮弹，击毙阿部的是最后一发炮弹。
    陳正湘判斷獨立小院內是敵指揮所，果斷命令炮兵連射擊，由於炮彈緊缺只發射四發炮彈，擊斃阿部的是最後一發炮彈。
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    湘语、湘菜同埋湖湘文化好有特色。
    湘語、湘菜同埋湖湘文化好有特色。
    soeng1 jyu5, soeng1 coi3 tung4 maai4 wu4 soeng1 man4 faa3 hou2 jau5 dak6 sik1.
    • The Xiang language, Xiang cuisine, and the Xiang culture is very distinct.
  2. Cantonese
    天气咁冻都着短裙出街，真系抵冷贪潇湘！
    天氣咁凍都着短裙出街，真係抵冷貪瀟湘！
    • Wow she wears miniskirts in this kind of cold weather, she must be trying to look elegant!
  3. Cantonese
    天气咁冻，着咁少衫，小心冷亲，着多件衫，咪懒潇湘！
    天氣咁凍，着咁少衫，小心冷親，着多件衫，咪懶瀟湘！
    • The weather is so cold today! You wear so little, be careful of catching the flu! Wear more clothes, don't pretend you are some elegant lady!
  4. Cantonese
    今日得十度你都著咁少衫，一睇就知你系抵冷贪潇湘啦。
    今日得十度你都著咁少衫，一睇就知你係抵冷貪瀟湘啦。
    • Today it is only 10 degree temperature and you wear that thin, I'm sure you are withstanding the cold for the sake of slim fit style.
  5. Cantonese
    抵冷贪潇湘
    抵冷貪瀟湘
    • to withstand the cold for the sake of beauty
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    湘语
    湘語
    xiāng yǔ
    • Xiang (variety of Chinese)
  2. Mandarin
    他们用绳子捆绑了劣绅，给他戴上高帽子，牵着游乡（湘潭、湘乡叫游团，醴陵叫游垅）。
    他們用繩子捆綁了劣紳，給他戴上高帽子，牽着遊鄉（湘潭、湘鄉叫遊團，醴陵叫遊壠）。
    tā men yòng shéng zi kǔn bǎng le liè shēn ， gěi tā dài shàng gāo mào zi ， qiān zhe yóu xiāng （ xiāng tán ， xiāng xiāng jiào yóu tuán ， lǐ líng jiào yóu lǒng ） ．
    • They tether the evil gentry with ropes, crown them with tall paper-hats and parade them through the villages. (In Xiangtan and Xiangxiang they call this “parading through the township” and in Liling “parading through the fields”.)
  3. Mandarin
    许多县有打轿子的事，湘乡特甚。
    許多縣有打轎子的事，湘鄉特甚。
    xǔ duō xiàn yǒu dǎ jiào zi de shì ， xiāng xiāng tè shèn ．
    • In many counties, especially Xiangxiang, there have been cases of smashing sedan-chairs.
  4. Mandarin
    湘乡十四都地方一个区农会，曾烧了一担麻雀牌。
    湘鄉十四都地方一個區農會，曾燒了一擔麻雀牌。
    xiāng xiāng shí sì dū dì fang yī ge qū nóng huì ， céng shāo le yī dàn má què pái ．
    • The peasant association in the 14th District of Xiangxiang burned two basketfuls of mahjong sets.
  5. Mandarin
    湘乡的嘉谟镇实行不吃好饮食，用果品祭祖。
    湘鄉的嘉謨鎮實行不吃好飲食，用果品祭祖。
    xiāng xiāng de jiā mó zhèn shí xíng bù chī hǎo yǐn shí ， yòng guǒ pǐn jì zǔ ．
    • In the town of Jiamo, Xiangxiang County, the people have refrained from eating expensive foods and use only fruit when offering ancestral sacrifices.