Etymology

Yanjing

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Today it means: An ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan. Full definition →

Mandarin 燕京
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from燕京
  2. English todayYanjing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 燕京 (Yānjīng), composed of 燕 (Yān, the name of one of the powers of the Warring States Period during the Zhou Dynasty) and 京 (jīng, "capital").

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