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yanjing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
yan-jing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan.

name

An epithet of modern Beijing.

Informal

name

A brand of beer.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 燕京 (Yānjīng), composed of 燕 (Yān, the name of one of the powers of the Warring States Period during the Zhou Dynasty) and 京 (jīng, "capital").

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Questions

What does yanjing mean?
An ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan.
Where does yanjing come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 燕京 (Yānjīng), composed of 燕 (Yān, the name of one of the powers of the Warring States Period during the Zhou Dynasty) and 京 (jīng, "capital").

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