Enshi

See also: ēnshī and Ēnshī

English

Alternative forms

• Enshih (Postal Romanization)
• En-shih (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 恩施 (Ēnshī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌnˈʃiː/

Proper noun

Enshi

1. An autonomous prefecture of Hubei, China.
   • 2012 April 26, Mark McDonald, “A Man on a Wire Above China’s ‘Grand Canyon’”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 October 2022‎^[2]:

     The line was strung above China’s so-called Grand Canyon, located in Enshi Prefecture in Hubei Province. It is a remote spot, rarely visited by tourists and unexplored even by experienced climbers or other extreme-sport athletes.

2. A county-level city in Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China.
   • 2019 September 3, Amy Qin, “Attack at School in China Leaves at Least 8 Children Dead”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 September 2019, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     The attack occurred around 8 a.m. on the first day of the semester at the school in Chaoyangpo village of Enshi city in Hubei Province, the local police said.

   • 2020 April 8, “Wuhan exodus sparks virus hope despite mounting death toll”, in France 24‎^[5], sourced from Wuhan (China) (AFP), archived from the original on April 12, 2020‎^[6]:

     "You have no idea! I was already up around 4 am. I felt so good. My kids are so excited. Mum is finally coming home," said Hao Mei, a 39-year-old single mother rushing to nearby Enshi to see her young children for the first time in two months.

Translations

autonomous prefecture in central China; county-level city in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恩施 (zh) (Ēnshī)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Manchu: ᡝᠨ
  ᡧᡳ (en ši)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Enshi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[7], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1154, column 2

Anagrams

• Heins, Hines, NIEHS, Shine, hsien, shine