Luoyang

See also: Luòyáng

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete): Loyang

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 洛陽 (Luoyang, “sunny side of the Luo River”), referring to two separate Luo rivers.

Proper noun

Luoyang

1. A prefecture-level city in Henan Province, China near the Luo's confluence with the Yellow River, a former capital of China.
2. A community in Luojiang District, Quanzhou, in Fujian Province, China, famed for a celebrated bridge.

Translations

city in Henan

• Arabic: لُويَانْغ‏‎ m (luyanḡ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 洛陽 (zh), 洛阳 (zh) (Luòyáng)

• Japanese: 洛陽 (らくよう, Rakuyō)

• Korean: 뤄양 (Lwoyang)
• Macedonian: Луојанг m (Lúojang)
• Russian: Лоя́н m (Loján)
• Vietnamese: Lạc Dương