Meanings
proper noun
- A Buyei and Miao autonomous county in Anshun, Guizhou, China.
For instance, in 1992-2002, the nominal GDP of Jinghong (capital of Xishuangbanna, in Yunnan), Dali, and Lijiang quintupled. The GDP of Zhenning county in Guizhou, which contains Huangguoshu Waterfall, also grew, but at about half this rate.
2011, John A. Donaldson, “Tourism”, in Small Works: Poverty and Economic Development in Southwestern China, Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 120
Origin
- Mandarin鎮寧 /镇宁
- EnglishZhenning
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鎮寧 /镇宁 (Zhènníng).
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Chinese Cantonese 鎮寧 /镇宁
- 鎮寧 /镇宁 (zan³ ning⁴)Buyei and Miao autonomous county
Chinese Mandarin 鎮寧 /镇宁
- 鎮寧 /镇宁 (Zhènníng)Buyei and Miao autonomous county
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APA
Zhenning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhenning
MLA
“Zhenning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhenning. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zhenning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhenning.
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