雲南

See also: 云南

Chinese

cloud; (abbr.) for Yunnan; surname south
trad. (雲南)
simp. (云南)

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

From the abbreviation of 雲嶺云岭 (Yúnlǐng, “Yunling Mountains”) + (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. () Yunnan (a province of southwest China)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

雲南

  1. () Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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
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