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Longgang¹

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍崗 /龙岗 (Lónggǎng).

proper noun

  1. A district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
  2. A volcanic field in Jilin, China.

Longgang²

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍港 /龙港 (Lónggǎng, “Dragon Port”).

* Of the city in Zhejiang: a blend of its former name Longjiang Port Area (龍江港區 /龙江港区 (Lóngjiāng gǎngqū)) adopted upon its elevation to town status in 1983. The name Longjiang itself derived from the "Qinglong River" (青龍江 /青龙江 (qīnglóng jiāng)), used locally for the lower Ao (鰲江 /鳌江 (áo jiāng)).

proper noun

  1. A district of Huludao, Liaoning, China. The blast, believed to have been caused when a liquified gas tank ignited, occurred at 5am and caused the partial collapse of the building in Longgang district in Huludao City, in Liaoning province.
  2. A county-level city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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name district

中文龍崗 /龙岗 Lónggǎng

name district of Huludao, Liaoning

中文龍港 /龙港 Lónggǎng

name city of Zhejiang

中文龍港 /龙港 Lónggǎng

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@misc{longgang_2026,
  title = {Longgang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longgang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}