"Yumen" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: yüʹmǔnʹ Etymology: From Mandarin 玉門 /玉门 (Yùmén). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^玉門}} Mandarin 玉門 /玉门 (Yùmén) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yumen
  1. A county-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China, formerly a county. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Gansu, China Translations (county-level city): 玉門 /玉门 (juk⁶ mun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 玉門 /玉门 (Yùmén) (Chinese Mandarin)
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