Taiyuan

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Taiyuan

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Borrowed from Mandarin 太原 (Tàiyuán).

proper noun T'ai-yüan · T'ai-yuan

  1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China. "On Wednesday 7th August 1901 a party from T'ai Yüan Fu, consisting of Mr. Duncan, Dr. Creasy Smith, Major Pereira, and Dr. Edwards, arrived to take part in the memorial service ; Mr. Hoste and Mr. Ernest Taylor of the China Inland Mission having arrived a day or two earlier.

    Similar: Yangku

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name a prefecture-level city in northern China

EspañolTaiyuan
한국어타이위안 Taiwian
日本語太原 Taigen
中文太原 Tàiyuán
हिन्दीताइयुआन tāiyuān
РусскийТайюа́нь Tajjuánʹ
Tiếng ViệtThái Nguyên
العربيةتاي يونا tay yuwan, تاييونا tayyuwān

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@misc{taiyuan_2026,
  title = {Taiyuan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taiyuan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}