Xiangxiang, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan
Definitions (Wiktionary)
name
Xiangxiang (a county-level city and former county of Xiangtan, Hunan, China)
Examples (Wiktionary)
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”.)
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.
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.
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.