Liaoning
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Liaoning
Where it comes from
c. 1929 From Wade–Giles romanization and/or Postal Romanization, from Mandarin 遼寧 /辽宁 (Liáoníng, literally “Tranquil Liao”); later reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin, from the name of the main river of the area. The name was restored to the area in 1954 upon the merging of the Liaoxi (“West Liao”) and Liaodong (“East Liao”) provinces.
proper noun Liao-ning · Liao Ning
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A province in northeastern China. Capital: Shenyang.
Name of Fengtien province changed to Liaoning.
Similar: Fengtien, Fengtian, Liaoxi & Liaodong, Liaoyang
Translations
Talk about this word "Liaoning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liaoning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Liaoning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/liaoning "Liaoning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/liaoning.Cite this
@misc{liaoning_2026,
title = {Liaoning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liaoning},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
