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Chinese
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red; pellet; powder red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
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east
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trad. (丹東)
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丹
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東
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simp. (丹东)
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丹
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东
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Etymology
Renamed 丹東 (literally "red east") from the similarly pronounced 安東/安东 (Āndōng, literally “to pacify the east”) in 1965 because it was considered “not friendly” to North Korea, which is on the east of China.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
丹東
- (~市) Dandong (a prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China)
Synonyms
- (former name) 安東/安东 (Āndōng)
Descendants
References
- ^ “丹东简史”, in 丹东之窗, 15 March 2015 (last accessed), archived from the original on 14 March 2009
Japanese
Proper noun
丹東 • (Tantō)
- Dandong (a prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China)
Korean
Proper noun
丹東 • (Dandong) (hangeul 단동)
- hanja form? of 단동 (“Dandong”)