Etymology

Yelang

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Today it means: A former kingdom in what is now southern China. Full definition →

Chinese 夜郎
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from夜郎
  2. English todayYelang

The pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 夜郎 (Yèláng).

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