Yanling

Yan·ling
Y4A1N1L1I1N1G2

proper noun

A county of Xuchang, Henan, China.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Yenling · alternative Yen-ling

  1. A county of Xuchang, Henan, China.

    Christian worshipers pray during a Christmas service at a village church in Yanling county, Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, in a file photo.

    2018 September 5, Yang Fan, Luisetta Mudie, “Protestant Churches in China's Henan Hit by Dawn Police Raids”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., edited by Luisetta Mudie, Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2018
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    As suggested by the Yenling County party committee and approved by the Honan party committee, the Hsuchang prefectural party committee decided to adopt disciplinary measures against (Peng Fang-hsin) and others. It also decided to expell (Chen Wen-chin) from the party and dismiss him from the post as deputy chief of the Yenling County Culture and Education Bureau.

    [1978 February 22 [1978 February 18], “Honan CCP Committee Dismisses County First Secretary”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 36, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Chengchow Honan Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, Central-South Region, page H 1

    Six men in Yanling county, Henan province, who together caught almost 1,700 wild geckos, have each been fined 2,000 yuan (HK$2,500) for illegal hunting, Dahe Daily reports.

    2014 December 22, Pinghui Zhuang, “Chinese men fined for catching almost 1,700 protected wild geckos in one night”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2014

Origin

  1. Mandarin鄢陵
  2. EnglishYanling

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄢陵 (Yānlíng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 鄢陵
  • 鄢陵 (jin¹ ling⁴)prefecture-level city in central China
Chinese Mandarin 鄢陵
  • 鄢陵 (Yānlíng)prefecture-level city in central China
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APA

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“Yanling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yanling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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