"Yanshi" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 偃師/偃师 (Yǎnshī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|偃師}} 偃師, {{bor|en|cmn|偃師}} Mandarin 偃師/偃师 (Yǎnshī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yanshi
  1. A district of Luoyang, Henan, China, formerly a county-level city. Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press, Yanshi Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Henan Translations (district): 偃師 (Chinese Mandarin), 偃师 (Yǎnshī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Yanshi-en-name-ymyqZ6Kt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English quotations with omitted translation

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