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Andong

/ɑnˈtʊŋ/

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 安東 /安东 (Āndōng).

proper noun Antung

historical Synonym of Dandong. At the end of October, the Japanese army began a double-pronged invasion of China: one force was to cross the Yalu River and capture Jiulian and Andong (present Dandong, Liaoning); the other was to land troops at Liaodong Peninsula, occupy Jinzhou, and eventually take Dalian and Lüshun.
Similar: Dandong

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name prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China

中文	安東 /安东 Āndōng

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@misc{andong_2026,
  title = {Andong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/andong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}