Dunhuang

See also: Dūnhuáng

English

Alternative forms

• (historical, obsolete): Tunhwang
• (from Wade–Giles) Tun-huang, Tunhuang

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 敦煌 (Dūnhuáng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʊnˈhwæŋ/, /dʊnˈhwɑŋ/

Proper noun

Dunhuang

1. A county-level city in Jiuquan, Gansu, China.

Derived terms

• Dunhuangology

Translations

county-level city in western China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 敦煌 (deon¹ wong⁴)

  Mandarin: 敦煌 (zh) (Dūnhuáng)

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• Korean: 둔황 (dunhwang)
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