蘭州

See also: 兰州

Chinese

orchid
 
province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (蘭州)
simp. (兰州)

Etymology

From the Lanshan (, lit. "Orchid Hills") range to the city's south.[1] As a city, from its status as the seat of the former prefecture.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

蘭州

  1. () (historical) Lan Prefecture, a former division of what is now Gansu Province, China
  2. () Lanzhou, a Chinese city, the former prefectural seat and present capital of Gansu

References

  1. Jun Jing, The Temple of Memories, p. 4.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らん
Jinmeiyō
しゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Proper noun

蘭州 (hiragana らんしゅう, rōmaji Ranshū)

  1. Lanzhou
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