Sichuan

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Sichuan

  • /ˈsɪt͡ʃ.wɑn/
  • /ˌsɪˈt͡ʃwɑn/
  • /ˌsəˈt͡ʃwɑn/
  • /ˌsiˈt͡ʃwɑn/
  • /ˈsɛʃ.wɑn/
  • /ˈsɛt͡ʃ.wɑn/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 四川 (Sìchuān), a contraction of the Southern Song 四川路 (Sìchuān lù).

proper noun Szechuan · Szechwan · Ssu-ch'uan · Ssŭ-ch'uan · Szechuen · Suchuen

  1. A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu. In Suchue, on Mount Tiexe, the ſtones that grow there being burnt in the fire, drop Iron, which is very fit for the making Swords.

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Closest in meaning: szechuan, szechwan, guangdong, jilin, anhui, chengdu, shaanxi, chongqing, incheon, tibet, china, canton, zhang, shu, tor, shanghai

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name a province in China

EspañolSichuan
한국어쓰촨 Sseuchwan, 사천 Sacheon
日本語四川 Shisen
中文四川 Sìchuān
हिन्दीसिचुआन sicuān
PortuguêsSichuan, Setsuan, Szechwan
FrançaisSichuan
ΕλληνικάΣιτσουάν Sitsouán
RomânăSiciuan, Sîciuan
РусскийСычуа́нь Syčuánʹ
Tiếng ViệtTứ Xuyên
العربيةسِيشْوَان sišwān, سِيتْشْوَان sitšwān
עבריתסְה־צְ׳ווַאן, סצ׳ואן

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@misc{sichuan_2026,
  title = {Sichuan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sichuan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}