Etymology

Jiayuguan

Jia·yu·guan
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Gansu, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 嘉峪關 /嘉峪关
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from嘉峪關 /嘉峪关
  2. English todayJiayuguan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 嘉峪關 /嘉峪关 (Jiāyùguān).

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