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Yanjing

Yanjing proper noun: an ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan.

Proper noun

Yanjing

  1. (historical) An ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan.
  2. (informal) An epithet of modern Beijing.
  3. A brand of beer.

Origin of Yanjing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 燕京 (Yānjīng), composed of 燕 (Yān, the name of one of the powers of the Warring States Period during the Zhou Dynasty) and 京 (jīng, "capital").

Questions about Yanjing

What does Yanjing mean?
Yanjing means an ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan.
What part of speech is Yanjing?
Yanjing is a proper noun.

Words near Yanjing in the dictionary

  1. Yanito
  2. Yanitos
  3. Yanity
  4. Yanji
  5. Yanjin
  6. Yanjing
  7. yank
  8. yank around
  9. yank off
  10. yank one's crank
  11. yank someone's chain

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