Yandang

See also: yandang, yándàng, and Yàndàng

English

Alternative forms

• Yentang (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 雁蕩／雁荡 (Yàndàng, literally “Wild Goose Pond”).

Proper noun

Yandang

1. A town in Yueqing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
2. A nearby mountain.
   • 2004, Treasures of China‎^[1], Reader's Digest, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 255, column 1:

     Yandang Mountain is situated in Leqing County, Zhejiang. The leading peak, Yanhugang (Wild Goose Lake Peak), lies 3432 ft. (1046 m) above sea level.

3. The surrounding range of mountains.

Translations

town, mountains

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雁蕩／雁荡 (zh) (Yàndàng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[2], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3513, column 3