English

Alternative forms

• Siang (obsolete)

Proper noun

Xiang

1. a Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province.

Translations

Synonyms

• Hunanese

External links

• ISO 639-3 code hsn (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Xiang, hsn

• Wiktionary's coverage of Xiang terms

Anagrams

• axing

Mandarin

Romanization

xiang

1. Nonstandard spelling of xiāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of xiáng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of xiǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of xiàng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.