Longyan
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Mandarin 龍巖/龙岩 (Lóngyán).
Proper noun edit
Longyan
- A prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian, China.
- [1954 October, Hui-sun Tang, “The Land Problem and Land Reform in Taiwan”, in Land Reform in Free China[1], Taipei: China Engraving & Printing Works, →OCLC, page 19:
- In view of the successful results of the program for the establishment of owner-farmers that had been previously achieved at Lungyen, one of the seven hsien under the 7th Prefecture in Western Fukien Province, the 7th Prefectural Office wanted to implement a similar program in the other six hsien and submitted to JCRR, in January, 1949, a project for land reform and rural reconstruction.]
- 2009 September 27, Andrew Jacobs, “Chinese Tests Reveal Lead in Children Near a Plant”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 April 2013, Asia Pacific[3]:
- Xinhua, the official news agency, said that nearly half the children who were tested last week in Longyan City in Fujian Province showed abnormally high levels of lead, which can cause developmental problems in children as well as a host of other ailments, including anemia, stomach pain and brain damage.
Translations edit
city in southwestern Fujian
Further reading edit
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Longyan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[4], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1777, column 1
Etymology 2 edit
From Mandarin 龍眼/龙眼 (lóngyǎn). Doublet of longan.
Noun edit
Longyan (plural Longyans)