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Chiyuan

Chiyuan is the alternative form of Jiyuan.

Meaning of Jiyuan

Proper noun

Jiyuan

  1. A sub-prefectural city of Henan, China.
    • The River Ch'in, he explains, rises in Shansi and after entering Honan at Chi-yüan continues its course through the two districts of Ho-nei and Wuchih until it joins the Tatan River and eventually empties itself into the Yellow River.[1891 January 2 [1890 November 29], “River Administration in Honan”, in North-China Herald, volume XLVI, number 1222, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 11, column 2

Origin of Chiyuan

From Mandarin 濟源 /济源 (Jǐyuán), Wade–Giles romanization: Chi³-yüan².

Questions about Chiyuan

What is Chiyuan the alternative form of?
Chiyuan is the alternative form of Jiyuan.

Words near Chiyuan in the dictionary

  1. Chiyang
  2. Chiyo
  3. Chiyoda
  4. chiyogami
  5. Chiyoko
  6. Chiyuan
  7. chiyuv
  8. Chizek
  9. Chizeks
  10. chizeuilite
  11. Chizh

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