Wanning

See also: Wànníng

English

Etymology

From Mandarin[1] 萬寧／万宁 (Wànníng).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wänʹnǐngʹ[1]

Proper noun

Wanning

  1. A sub-prefectural city of Hainan, China.
    • 2022 August 19, Daisuke Wakabayashi, “Trouble in Paradise: Chinese Tourists Left Stranded During Lockdowns”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 August 2022, Business‎[3]:
      Nearby places such as Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, and Wanning, a popular surfing spot, also shut down to curb the spread of the virus.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Manning”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1141, column 3: “Mandarin Wanning (wänʹnǐngʹ) […] Until 1912, Wanchow.”
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