The story
- Mandarin · borrowed from陝甘寧 /陕甘宁
- English todayShaan-Gan-Ning
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝甘寧 /陕甘宁 (Shǎn-Gān-Níng), a blend of 陝西／陕西 (Shǎnxī, “Shaanxi”) + 甘肅／甘肃 (Gānsù, “Gansu”) + 寧夏／宁夏 (Níngxià, “Ningxia”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.