Guilin

See also: Guìlín

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 桂林 (Guìlín, “Laurel Forest”), with particular reference to the area's Cinnamomum cassia.

Proper noun

Guilin

1. A city in Guangxi, China.

Translations

a city in Guangxi, China

• Arabic: غُويْلِين m (ḡuylīn), جُويْلِين m (guylīn)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 桂林 (gwai³ lam⁴)

  Mandarin: 桂林 (zh) (Guìlín)

  Min Nan: 桂林 (Kùi-lîm)

• Japanese: 桂林 (けいりん, Keirin)
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• Korean: 구이린 (Gu'irin)
• Macedonian: Гу́јлин m (Gújlin)
• Russian: Гуйли́нь m (Gujlínʹ)
• Thai: กุ้ยหลิน (gûilĭn)
• Vietnamese: Quế Lâm (vi)
• Zhuang: Gveilinz