What does "guiyang" mean?

A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Guizhou, in southwestern China.

Guiyang

Common synonyms include: guiyangese, guiyangian, guizhou capital, southwestern chinese city, toponymic, urban center guizhou.

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Proper Noun

1
A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Guizhou, in southwestern China.
"In 1965 the NCNA reported the setting up of three ‘institutions of higher learning’ in Guiyang, Guizhou (Kweichow) Province."
2
A former commandery of late imperial China. historical

"In 1965 the NCNA reported the setting up of three ‘institutions of higher learning’ in Guiyang, Guizhou (Kweichow) Province."

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴陽 /贵阳 (Guìyáng).

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 桂陽 /桂阳 (Guìyáng).