Etymology

Yanji

Yan·ji
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Today it means: A county-level city of Yanbian prefecture, Jilin, China. Full definition →

Chinese 延吉
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from延吉
  2. English todayYanji

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 延吉 (Yánjí)

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