Lien-yün-kang
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 連雲港/连云港 (Liányúngǎng) Wade–Giles romanization: Lien²-yün²-kang³.[1]
Proper noun
Lien-yün-kang
- Alternative form of Lianyungang
- 1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, “Transportation”, in Christopher L. Salter, editor, Atlas of China, McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 72, column 2:
- The previously constructed Lung-hai road from the port Lien-yün-kang on the Yellow Sea to T’ien-shui in Kansu Province was extended to Lan-chou, the capital of Kansu.
Translations
Lianyungang — see Lianyungang
References
- Lianyungang, Wade-Giles romanization Lien-yün-kang, in Encyclopædia Britannica
Further reading
- “Lien-yün-kang”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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