Handan

See also: handan

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 邯鄲邯郸 (Hándān).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: hänʹdänʹ

Proper noun

Handan

  1. A prefecture-level city in Hebei, China.
    • 2001, “People with Disabilities”, in Falun Gong Stories: A Journey to Ultimate Health, Golden Lotus Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 37:
      Xiufen Xie, 53, was born in a village near Handan City, Hebei Province, China. Her story was originally published in an official Chinese newspaper in 1998.
    • 2014 December 1, Wan, William, “Once a cop, now an outcast: A Chinese tale of abuse and a craving for justice”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 December 2014, World:
      At age 20, Tian enlisted in the army, and nine years later she joined the police force of Handan, a city 300 miles south of Beijing.

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