雲南

See also: 云南

Chinese
cloud; (abbr.) for Yunnan; surname south
trad. (雲南) 雲 南
simp. (云南) 云 南

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the abbreviation of 雲嶺／云岭 (Yúnlǐng, “Yunling Mountains”) + 南 (nán, “south”) to mean "the south of the Yunling Mountains", referring to the location of the ancient county after which the province was named.

Proper noun

雲南

  1. (～省) Yunnan (a province in southwest China)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

雲南

  1. (～市) Unnan (a city in Shimane, Japan)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
雲 南
うん
Grade: 2		 なん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

雲南 (hiragana うんなん, rōmaji Unnan)

  1. Yunnan (a province of China)
  2. a place name, such as that of Un'nan City in Shimane Prefecture

Korean
Hanja in this term
雲南

Proper noun

雲南 • (Unnam) (hangeul 운남)

  1. Hanja form? of 운남 (“Yunnan”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
雲南

Proper noun

雲南

  1. Hán tự form of Vân Nam (“Yunnan”).
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