"Pingtan" meaning in English

See Pingtan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the Mandarin 平潭 (Píngtán). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|平潭}} Mandarin 平潭 (Píngtán) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pingtan
  1. The largest island in Fujian, China Categories (place): Islands, Places in China, Places in Fujian
    Sense id: en-Pingtan-en-name-Bg8bjK3T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 26 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 65 18 17
  2. A county of Fuzhou, Fujian, China Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Fujian Translations (island, county, town): 平潭 (Píngtán) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Pingtan-en-name-0fTQLSJI Disambiguation of 'island, county, town': 5 83 13
  3. A town in Huiyang district, Huizhou, Guangdong, China Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Guangdong, Towns in China, Towns in Guangdong
    Sense id: en-Pingtan-en-name-KQOYtVmm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ping-tan, P'ing-t'an (alt: Wade–Giles)

Alternative forms

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