Etymology

Tiananmen

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Today it means: A gate near the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Full definition →

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The story

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 天安門/天安门 (Tiān'ānmén), literally "the gate of Heaven's peacemaking" or conventionally: "the gate of heavenly peace", without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號/隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).

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