Liaoyuan

See also: liáoyuǎn and Liáoyuán

English

Alternative forms

(from Wade–Giles) Liao-yüan

Etymology

From Mandarin 遼源／辽源 (Liáoyuán).

Proper noun

Liaoyuan

A prefecture-level city in Jilin, China.
- 2015, Meyer, Michael, “Quid Pro Quo”, in In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China‎, Bloomsbury Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21:
  They waited on the platform as our overnight train pulled into Liaoyuan, a small (by Chinese standards) Northeastern city of one million people. They were my first impression of Manchuria, and I liked them immediately.

Translations

prefecture-level city

Chinese:
Mandarin: 遼源／辽源 (zh) (Liáoyuán)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

Liaoyuan in Encyclopædia Britannica
“Liaoyuan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Liaoyuan at OneLook Dictionary Search
“Liaoyuan” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.

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