Etymology

Dandong

Dan·dong
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea. Full definition →

Mandarin 丹東 /丹东
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from丹東 /丹东
  2. English todayDandong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 丹東 /丹东 (Dāndōng).

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