Meanings
proper noun
- A large prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeast China.
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In Dongguan, a major manufacturing hub, about 20,000 workers from 750 manufacturers have signed up to such schemes since February, according to Dongguan government. In the high-tech industrial development zone of Heyuan city, home to over 300 industrial companies, more than 100 factories scaled back operations after the pandemic hit orders
2020 August 27, Stella Qiu, Tony Munroe, “We share workers: Chinese factories redeploy staff to weather pandemic blow”, in Shri Navaratnam, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 13 May 2025
Origin
Borrowed from Mandarin 河源 (Héyuán).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 河源
- 河源 (ho⁴ jyun⁴)prefecture-level city
Chinese Mandarin 河源
- 河源 (Héyuán)prefecture-level city
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APA
Heyuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heyuan
MLA
“Heyuan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heyuan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heyuan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heyuan.
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