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  • proper noun an ancient name for Beijing

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From Pinyin transliteration Yānjīng of Mandarin Chinese 燕京, composed of 燕 (Yān, the name of one of the powers of the Warring States Period during the Zhou Dynasty) and 京 (jīng, "capital").

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