Yunling
Syllables: Yun·ling
Yunling proper noun: a mountain range in Yunnan, in southern China.
Proper noun
Yunling
- A mountain range in Yunnan, in southern China.
- The great Himalayan chain which forms the southern boundary of its land of origin, is intercepted on the south-east confines of Tibet by a transverse mountain system, originating with the Yunling and allied ranges, and also forming the ultra-Indian peninsulas, by which the Hoangho is forced far...1876, A. R. McMahon, The Karens of the Golden Chersonese, London: Harrison, →OCLC, pages 1–2
- We have seen that SAUNDERS in this region has three tremendous ranges, more enormous than even those of Richthofen. He even goes so far as to make Himalaya continue uninterruptedly, to the N. E., and to make the Yunling Mountains of western China practically one and the same fold as the Himalaya.1922, Sven Hedin, Southern Tibet, volume 7, Stockholm, →OCLC, page 332
Forms of Yunling
| alternative form | Yun-ling |
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| alternative form | Yün-ling |
| alternative form | Yun Ling |
Origin of Yunling
From Mandarin 雲嶺 /云岭 (Yúnlǐng).
Questions about Yunling
- What does Yunling mean?
- Yunling means a mountain range in Yunnan, in southern China.
- What part of speech is Yunling?
- Yunling is a proper noun.
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