Yanzi

//ˈjæn.zi// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river or creek of Gansu, part of the Yangtze watershed.
  2. 2
    Misspelling of Yangzi. alt-of, misspelling
  3. 3
    A town in Hefeng, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China, formerly a township.

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 燕子 (Yànzǐ), meaning "swallow" (the bird).

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