Proper Name guide

Yanbian

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • yěnʹbyěnʹ

1

name

Meaning 1

A Korean autonomous prefecture of Jilin, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A county of Panzhihua, Sichuan, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延邊 /延边 (Yánbiān).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鹽邊 /盐边 (Yánbiān).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 延邊 /延边 (jin4 bin1) — Korean autonomous prefecture in northeast China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 延邊 /延边 (Yánbiān) — Korean autonomous prefecture in northeast China
  • Japanese: 延辺 (Enpen) — Korean autonomous prefecture in northeast China
  • Korean: 연변 (Yeonbyeon) — Korean autonomous prefecture in northeast China
  • Korean: 옌볜 (Yenbyen) — Korean autonomous prefecture in northeast China
  • Vietnamese: Diên Biên — Korean autonomous prefecture in northeast China
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鹽邊 /盐边 — county in Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹽邊 /盐边 (Yánbiān) — county in Panzhihua, Sichuan, China