name
Meaning 1
A county of Honghe, Yunnan, China.
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Standard Lemma guide
yuanyang
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yüǎnʹyängʹ
name
Meaning 2
A county of Xinxiang, Henan, China.
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noun
Meaning 3
A pair of mandarin ducks, one male and one female, as a symbol of faithful union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: China, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of yuenyeung.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: yuenyeung
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History
Etymology
From Mandarin 元陽 /元阳 (Yuányáng).
From Mandarin 原陽 /原阳 (Yuányáng).
Borrowed from Mandarin 鴛鴦 /鸳鸯 (yuānyāng, literally “male (鴛) and female (鴦) mandarin duck”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 元陽 /元阳 (jyun4 joeng4) — county
- Chinese Mandarin: 元陽 /元阳 (Yuányáng) — county
- Chinese Cantonese: 原陽 /原阳 (jyun4 joeng4) — county
- Chinese Mandarin: 原陽 /原阳 (Yuányáng) — county