Etymology

Xianyang

Xian·yang
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Shaanxi, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 咸陽
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from咸陽
  2. English todayXianyang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 咸陽 (Xiányáng).

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