Shaanbei

Shaanbei

English

Etymology

From a modified form of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 陝北／陕北 (Shǎnběi) following the pattern of Shaanxi.

Noun

Shaanbei

1. The northern part of Shaanxi, China.
   • 2002, Lee, Feigon, “Rethinking Mao—The Long March”, in Mao: A Reinterpretation‎ (Biography/History), Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, →ISBN, LCCN 2002073309, OCLC 49872290, page 61:

     But Mao’s plans to head toward the Soviet border changed when Mao and his colleagues discovered from Guomindang papers that a Communist base area existed in Shaanbei, in northern Shaanxi province near the base of the Great Wall.

   • 2021 May 20, “Across China: English teacher gives Chinese folk songs a foreign twist”, in huaxia, editor, Xinhua News Agency‎, archived from the original on 20 May 2021‎:

     Wen Shilong, a college English teacher from the northwestern Chinese city of Yan'an, has become something of a celebrity for singing the local Shaanbei folk songs. Wen does this, not only with a silvery voice and unique charm but with English lyrics translated from regional dialects.
     Many locals see the 57-year-old Wen as a devoted preserver of Shaanbei folk songs, an age-old genre that features powerful, usually high-pitched melodies.

Translations

region

Chinese: Mandarin: 陝北 (zh), 陕北 (zh) (Shǎnběi) Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: please add this translation if you can