Luoyang

See also: Luòyáng

English

Alternative forms

(historical, obsolete) Loyang

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 洛陽 (Luoyang, “sunny side of the Luo River”), referring to two separate Luo rivers.

Proper noun

Luoyang

A prefecture-level city in Henan Province, China near the Luo's confluence with the Yellow River, a former capital of China.
a town in Zengdu, Suizhou, Hubei, China.
A community in Luojiang District, Quanzhou, in Fujian Province, China, famed for a celebrated bridge.

Translations

city in Henan

Arabic: لُويَانْغ‎ m (luyanḡ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 洛陽 (zh), 洛阳 (zh) (Luòyáng)
Japanese: 洛陽 (らくよう, Rakuyō)

Korean: 뤄양 (Lwoyang)
Macedonian: Луојанг m (Lúojang)
Russian: Лоя́н m (Loján)
Vietnamese: Lạc Dương

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