Linyou

English

Alternative forms

• Lin-yu (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From Mandarin 麟遊／麟游.

Proper noun

Linyou

1. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
   • 2002, Xinian Fu, “The Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties”, in Nancy S. Steinhardt, editor, Chinese Architecture‎^[1], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 105:

     In recent years, important evidence has come to light about a detached palace of the Sui and Tang. Known as Renshougong during the Sui dynasty and as Jiuchenggong in Tang times, its remains lie in Linyou county of Shaanxi province, about 163 kilometers from the capital Daxing-Chang’an.

   • 2013, Hing Ming Hung, Li Shi Min, Founding the Tang Dynasty: The Strategies that‎^[2], Algora Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 161:

     In April 639 the Emperor was staying in Jiucheng Palace (in Linyou, Shaanxi Province, which is one hundred and sixty kilometers northwest to Chang'an).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Linyou.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 麟遊／麟游 (zh)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Linyou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[3], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1748, column 1

Anagrams

• unoily