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Zhongyuan¹

  • /ˈt͡ʃɔŋ.jæn/
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔŋ.juˌɑn/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 中元節 /中元节 (Zhōngyuánjié), from 中元 (Zhōngyuán, “central & fundamental”), a name for the 15th day of the 7th month of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, on which the festival is celebrated.

proper noun Chungyuan

  1. Synonym of Ghost Festival.

    Similar: Ghost Festival

Zhongyuan²

  • /ˈt͡ʃɔŋ.jæn/
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔŋ.juˌɑn/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 中原 (Zhōngyuán).

proper noun Chungyuan

  1. A district of Zhengzhou, Henan, China. On the night of 19 April, Hou Zongbin, secretary of the Henan Provincial CPC Committee, Zhang Zhigang. member of the Henan Provincial CPC Committee, and leaders of the Henan Provincial Public Security Department and Zhengzhou City went to Zhongyuan District Public Security Bureau, Ludong Village Pol
  2. Synonym of Central Plain: A region of China, on the Yellow River, the cradle of Chinese civilization

    Similar: Central Plain

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name district of Zhengzhou, China

中文中原 Zhōngyuán

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@misc{zhongyuan_2026,
  title = {Zhongyuan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zhongyuan},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}