Etymology

Yangzhou

Yang·zhou
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China. Full definition →

Mandarin 揚州 /扬州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from揚州 /扬州
  2. English todayYangzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 揚州 /扬州 (Yángzhōu).

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