花蓮

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See also: 花莲

Chinese

flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
lotus
trad. (花蓮)
simp. (花莲)
anagram 蓮花莲花
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Etymology

Shortened from Japanese ()(れん)(こう) (Karenkō), from Min Nan 洄瀾洄澜 (Hôe-liân) during Qing-era settlement in 1851. Formerly named 奇萊奇莱 (Kî-lâi), referring to the Sakiraya Taiwanese aborigines and their settlement.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 花蓮

  1. () Hualien County (a county on the east coast of Taiwan)
  2. () Hualien City (city in Hualien County, Taiwan)

Descendants

  • English: Hualien, Hualian

(deprecated template usage)


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
れん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Proper noun

()(れん) or 花蓮(proper) (karen or proper[[Category:Japanese Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: Invalid part of speech.
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  1. Hualien (a city and county on the east coast of Taiwan)