"Tengchong" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: T'eng-ch'ung [alternative]
enPR: tǔngʹcho͝ongʹ Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 騰衝 /腾冲 (Téngchōng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|騰衝}} Mandarin 騰衝 /腾冲 (Téngchōng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tengchong
  1. A county-level city of Baoshan, Yunnan, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Yunnan, China Derived forms: tengchongite Translations (county-level city in Yunnan, China): 騰衝 /腾冲 (english: tang⁴ cung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 騰衝 /腾冲 (Téngchōng) (Chinese Mandarin)

Alternative forms

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