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Hwaian

Hwaian is the alternative form of Huai'an.

Meaning of Huai'an

Proper noun

Huai'an

  1. A prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu, in eastern China.
    • In 486 B.C., King Fu Chai of Wu, in an attempt to seek supremacy in the north, constructed the Han Canal from Jiangdu to Huai'an, both in modern Jiangsu Province, so that the Huaihe River was linked with the Changjiang River.1982, Bai Shouyi (白寿彝), editor, 中国通史纲要 [An Outline History of China] (China Knowledge Series), Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, page 103

Origin of Hwaian

From the Postal Romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 淮安 (Huái'ān).

Questions about Hwaian

What is Hwaian the alternative form of?
Hwaian is the alternative form of Huai'an.

Words near Hwaian in the dictionary

  1. hwacha
  2. hwachas
  3. Hwadae
  4. hwagwan
  5. Hwai
  6. Hwaian
  7. Hwainan
  8. Hwaining
  9. hwair
  10. hwairs
  11. Hwalien

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