Shih-shou
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 石首 (Shíshǒu) Wade–Giles romanization: Shih²-shou³.
Proper noun
Shih-shou
- Alternative form of Shishou
- 1959 [1880], Ho, Ping-ti, “Catastrophic Deterrents”, in Studies on the Population of China, 1368-1953, Harvard University Press, LCCN 59-12970, OCLC 185605317, page 254:
- Shih-shou county, where the dike broke, had further epidemics in summer which caused innumerable deaths. Chien-li and Sung-tze counties likewise suffered from epidemics and serious famine.
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Translations
Shishou — see Shishou