Yueyang

Yueyang

See also: Yuèyáng

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade-Giles) Yueh-yang
• (dated) Yoyang

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 岳陽／岳阳 (Yuèyáng).

Proper noun

Yueyang

1. A prefecture-level city in Hunan, China.
   • [1982, Stanley II, Roy M., “The Land War in China”, in Prelude to Pearl Harbor‎, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, →ISBN, LCCN 82-10325, OCLC 965558977, page 128, column 1:

     Japanese troops were pulled to Yuehyang, at the junction of the Hsiang and Yangtze rivers, from Hunan, Honan, and Hupeh provinces.]

   • [1999, Chiang Kuei, Timothy A. Ross, transl., A Translation of the Chinese Novel Chung-yang (Rival Suns) by Chiang Kuei (1908-1980)‎, Edwin Mellen Press, →ISBN, LCCN 98-31939, OCLC 40200175, page 342:

     In his capacity as Thief-punishing General, after the grand birthday celebrations in Hankow, he transferred his headquarters to Yüeh-yang.]

2. A county of Yueyang City, Hunan, China.

Synonyms

• (historical) Yochow

Translations

prefecture-level city or county of Hunan, China

Chinese: Cantonese: 岳陽, 岳阳 (ngok6 joeng4) Mandarin: 岳陽 (zh), 岳阳 (zh) (Yuèyáng)