Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Linying.
The founder of the Wei dynasty was Ts'ao P'ei, son of Ts'ao Ts'ao. His accession to the throne is recorded on two famous tablets located between Hsü-chou and Lin-ying in Honan province and both dated A.D. 220, the first year of the reign of the new emperor.
1940, John C. Ferguson, “Stone Monuments”, in Survey of Chinese Art, Shanghai: The Commercial Press, →OCLC, page 24
Origin
- Mandarin臨潁 /临颍
- EnglishLin-ying
From Mandarin 臨潁 /临颍, Wade–Giles romanization: Lin²-ying³.
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