Dandong

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Dandong

/ˈdænˈdɔŋ/
/ˈdɑn(ˈ)dʊŋ/

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 丹東 /丹东 (Dāndōng).

proper noun Tan-tung · Tantung

A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea. Another 40km south of Samjiyon is the Amnok riverbank city of Hyesan, opposite China, worth visiting for another China/DPRK comparison that’s also a favourite for visitors to Dandong (see page 205).
Similar: Andong, An-tung, Antung

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name prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China

한국어	단둥 Dandung
中文	丹東 /丹东 Dāndōng

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@misc{dandong_2026,
  title = {Dandong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dandong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}