"Taiyuan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 太原 (Tàiyuán). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|太原}} Mandarin 太原 (Tàiyuán) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taiyuan
  1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China. Wikipedia link: Taiyuan Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Shanxi, Places in China, Places in Shanxi, Taiyuan Synonyms: Yangku, T'ai-yüan, T'ai-yuan (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (a prefecture-level city in northern China): تاي يونا (tay yuwan) [masculine] (Arabic), تاييونا (tayyuwān) [masculine] (Arabic), 太原 (taai³ jyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 太原 (Tàiyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), Taiyuan (Finnish), Tajjüan (Hungarian), 太原 (Taigen) (alt: たいげん) (Japanese), 타이위안 (Taiwian) (Korean), Та́ијуен (Táijuen) [masculine] (Macedonian), ᡨᠠᡳ ᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ (tai yuwan) (Manchu), ताइयुआन (tāiyuān) [neuter] (Marathi), Тайюа́нь (Tajjuánʹ) [masculine] (Russian), Taiyuan (Spanish), Thái Nguyên (Vietnamese), Daiyenz (Zhuang)

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