English Explanatory Dictionary

Jilin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of China. Capital: Changchun.
  2. A prefecture-level city of Jilin, China.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒiːˈlɪn/ jēʹlǐnʹ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jilin.wav

Word forms

Jilin Ji Lin Chi-lin

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吉林 (Jílín), from Manchu ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ (girin).

Synonyms

Kirin

Translations

Chinese: 吉林 Hindi: जीलिन Japanese: 吉林 Manchu: ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ Mongolian: ᠭᠢᠷᠢᠨ Mongolian: ᠵᠢᠯᠢᠨ Mongolian: Гирин Mongolian: Жилинь Russian: Гири́н Vietnamese: Cát Lâm Zhuang: Gizlinz
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