"Tonghua" meaning in English

See Tonghua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: T'ung-hua [alternative], Tunghua [alternative], Tunghwa [alternative]
enPR: to͝ongʹhwäʹ Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 通化 (Tōnghuà). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|通化}} 通化 (Tōnghuà) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tonghua
  1. A prefecture-level city of Jilin, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Jilin, China Translations (prefecture-level city or county of Jilin, China): 通化 (english: tung¹ faa³) (Chinese Cantonese), 通化 (Tōnghuà) (Chinese Mandarin), ᡨᡠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠ ᡠᠯᠠ (tunggiya ula) (Manchu), Тунхуа (Tunxua) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian)
    Sense id: en-Tonghua-en-name-4M1pNPYU Categories (other): Prefecture-level cities of Jilin, China, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Manchu translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mongolian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Manchu translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'prefecture-level city or county of Jilin, China': 93 7
  2. A county of Tonghua, Jilin, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Jilin, China
    Sense id: en-Tonghua-en-name-0UELdf8K Categories (other): Counties and county-level cities of Jilin, China

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