Liao-ning

See also: Liaoning, Liáoníng, and Liao Ning

English

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) Liao Ning

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of its Mandarin Chinese name 遼寧 / 辽宁 (Liáoníng).

Proper noun

Liao-ning

1. (dated) Alternative form of Liaoning
   • 1978, Chi Hsin (research group), Teng Hsiao-ping: A Political Biography‎^[1], Hong Kong: Cosmos Books, →OCLC, page 113:

     The strategic and naturally rich province of Liao-ning was turned into an under-supplied and severely mismanaged backwater. In an effort to make a name for himself and prove the efficacy of his leadership in the province, Mao Yuan-hsin fabricated a series of 'new events' in Liao-ning.

   • 2007, “Mukden”, in William R. Keylor, editor, Encyclopedia of the Modern World 1900 to the Present‎^[2], volume II, Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 883:

     (Chinese: Shen-Yang) Capital of China's province of Liao-ning, northeast on the Hun River, controlling north-south routes along the plain of south Manchuria.

References

• “Liao-ning” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

Anagrams

• anoiling