Yanshan

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See also: Yānshān

English

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Etymology

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From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 燕山 (Yānshān).

Proper noun

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Yanshan

  1. Synonym of Yan Mountains.
    • 1988, The Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976: An Anatomy of Disaster[1], Pergamon Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 3:
      The geomorphology has been modified by the flow of Luanhe and several other major rivers which run through the Yanshan mountains and the plain to reach Bohai.

Usage notes

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Often redundantly expressed in English as the "Yanshan Mountains".