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  • Hsieh hsieh ni, Clement Street de hsiao long bao, duo bao zhong!

    Cupcake Rachel Cohn 2007

  • Hsieh hsieh ni, Clement Street de hsiao long bao, duo bao zhong!

    Cupcake Rachel Cohn 2007

  • Not only Da-hsieh, but also Lin Yu-yin, the "Father of Taiwan's Anti-Nuclear Movement" who, when CSB tapped him to head up the commission to shut down the plant, promptly changed sides and said he had no problem with it.

    Should Chen Step Down? Michael Turton 2006

  • When the Chinese had thereupon secured [the territory of] Kun-hsieh, then Lung-hsi,

    The History of the Former Han Dynasty 1944

  • Kings of Kun-hsieh and of Hsiu-t'u were afraid, and plotted to surrender to the Chinese

    The History of the Former Han Dynasty 1944

  • This action was the result of the surrender of the Hun Kings of Kun-hsieh and

    The History of the Former Han Dynasty 1944

  • The King of Kun-hsieh killed the King of Hsiu-t'u, united and led

    The History of the Former Han Dynasty 1944

  • And between the mellow peals of music there often seems to come a plaintive whisper that may be heard only by those standing near, "Hsieh! hsieh" -- the Chinese word for slipper.

    A Chinese Wonder Book Norman Hinsdale Pitman 1900

  • Tseng Yen-hsieh (曾彥學), an assistant professor at the Department of Forestry at National Chung Hsing University, who was commissioned to verify the finding, said there were more than 20 trees in the group, measuring 20cm to 30cm in diameter.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • "The government has to serve not only its citizens but also foreign visitors and residents in Taiwan, as they are 'customers,'" RDEC Deputy Minister Sung Yu-hsieh (宋餘俠) said at the award ceremony of the 2009 English Services Emblem Certification Ceremony and Exposition held to honor companies that provide good quality English services.

    Taipei Times 2009

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