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Chinese
Etymology
From the legend of the five sheep or goats ridden by the Taoist immortals who visited Guangzhou at its founding and introduced the cultivation of rice to its people. Their mounts were said to have turned into the five stones once preserved in the city's Temple of the Five Immortals.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
五羊城
- (literary) City of the Five Rams, Guangzhou (a city in Guangdong, China)
Synonyms
- 羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊 (Wǔyáng), 廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu)
- 羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊 (Wǔyáng)