Etymology

Longjing

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Today it means: A county-level city of Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China, across the Tumen River from Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea. Full definition →

Mandarin 龍井 /龙井
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from龍井 /龙井
  2. English todayLongjing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍井 /龙井 (Lóngjǐng).

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