Lin-ying

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Mandarin 臨潁临颍, Wade–Giles romanization: Lin²-ying³.

Proper noun[edit]

Lin-ying

  1. Alternative form of Linying
    • 1940, John C. Ferguson, “Stone Monuments”, in Survey of Chinese Art[1], Shanghai: The Commercial Press, →OCLC, page 24:
      The founder of the Wei dynasty was Ts'ao P'ei, son of Ts'ao Ts'ao. His accession to the throne is recorded on two famous tablets located between Hsü-chou and Lin-ying in Honan province and both dated A.D. 220, the first year of the reign of the new emperor.