Beian

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A form of Bei'an — A county-level city of Heihe, Heilongjiang, China.

OriginMandarin 北安 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Bei'an.

    Born in Beian, Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, Zhang graduated from Northeast Forestry College with a senior degree.

    2013 December 18, Keira Lu Huang, “Anti-corruption expert Zhang Yi takes control at China's state asset watchdog”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2013, China Insider

Origin

  1. Mandarin北安
  2. EnglishBeian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 北安 (Běi'ān), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).

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