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嶺南. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
Etymology
"South of the mountain range":
Pronunciation
Proper noun
嶺南
- Lingnan (the area of China south of the Nanling Mountains, covering the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan as well as modern northern Vietnam)
- Yeongnam (an area equivalent to modern southeastern South Korea, synonymous with 慶尚道／庆尚道 (“Gyeongsang Province”), one of the traditional Eight Provinces of Korea)
Synonyms
- (both senses): 嶠南／峤南 (Qiáonán)
- (Lingnan): 嶺外／岭外 (Lǐngwài), 嶺表／岭表 (Lǐngbiǎo)
Korean
Proper noun
嶺南 • (Yeongnam) (hangeul 영남)
- Hanja form? of 영남 (“Yeongnam”).
Vietnamese
Proper noun
嶺南
- chữ Hán form of Lĩnh Nam (“Lingnan”).
