mian
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Definition of mian
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
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name
- A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
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A county of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China.
“In 1978 the Administrative Office for Cultural Relics of Mian County, Shaanxi, conducted excavations of four tombs found in the course of agricultural improvements.”
“Large numbers of pottery dogs have been excavated from tombs all over China.² For example, a pottery dog was excavated from an Eastern Han tomb at Laodaosi, Mian county, Shaanxi.³”
“The unearthed cultural relics of Mian County not only indicate that rice-fish culture in China dates further back in the historical record, but also fills an important gap in kind in the history of rice-fish culture in China. Mian County is located in the Hanzhong basin south of Qinlin mountain, near the border of Sichuan and Shanxi Provinces.”
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Etymology
From Mandarin 勉 (Miǎn).
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