Yun-nan

See also: Yunnan, Yúnnán, and Yün-nan

English

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 雲南／云南 (Yúnnán). Wade-Giles romanization: Yün²-nan².

Proper noun

Yun-nan

1. Alternative form of Yunnan
   • 1954, Herold J. Wiens, Han Chinese Expansion in South China‎^[1], Shoe String Press, published 1967, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 154:

     Ta-li City, visible as the rectangular walled patch in the center of the lake plain, is the western rival of Kʻun-ming, capital of Yun-nan Province.

   • 1969, Yi-Fu Tuan, China‎^[2], Chicago: Aldine Publishing Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21:

     Orographic rain seems significant only when the monsoon current runs into the high plateaux of Yun-nan and Kuei-chou, and into the mountains of Ssu-ch'uan.

Translations

Yunnan — see Yunnan

References

• “Yun-nan” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.