Yanjing

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Yanjing

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 燕京 (Yānjīng), composed of 燕 (Yān, the name of one of the powers of the Warring States Period during the Zhou Dynasty) and 京 (jīng, "capital").

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historical An ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan.
informal An epithet of modern Beijing.
A brand of beer.

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@misc{yanjing_2026,
  title = {Yanjing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yanjing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}