Etymology

Yanchang

Yan·chang
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Today it means: A county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 延長 /延长
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from延長 /延长
  2. English todayYanchang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延長 /延长 (Yáncháng).

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