Sanyuan

See also: sānyuán and Sānyuán

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 三原 (Sānyuán).

Proper noun

Sanyuan

1. A county of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
   • 1976, John Israel, Donald W. Klein, “The War They Wanted”, in Rebels and Bureaucrats: China's December 9ers‎^[1], University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 170:

     Three men prominent in these groups were arrested, including Sian NLVC leader Yü Chih-yuan. In addition, a warrant was circulated for Li Lien-pi, director of the NLVC Northwest Bureau, who happened to be out of town; he was picked up in Sanyuan County in July. With the apprehension of still another young man, the incarcerated leaders became known as the “Five Youths of Sian,” and a movement was undertaken to secure their release.

   • 2004, “The Central Region (North)”, in Treasures of China‎^[2], Reader's Digest, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 104:

     This Ming dynasty temple in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi, was constructed in 1375 and is now one of the country’s best- preserved examples of Ming architecture— it has kept its original design ever since it was first built.

   • 2015 January 22, Alister Doyle, Valerie Volcovici, “U.N. asks countries for climate plans after record warm 2014”, in Janet Lawrence, editor, Reuters‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-08-13, World News‎^[4]:

     A man walks through the dried-up bed of a reservoir in Sanyuan county, Shaanxi province July 30, 2014.

   • 2018 September 24, Lau Siu-fung, Gao Feng, “China's Christians Have 'Mixed Feelings' About Vatican Agreement on Bishops”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., edited by Luisetta Mudie, Radio Free Asia‎^[5], archived from the original on 24 September 2018‎^[6]:

     Han Yingjin, bishop of Sanyuan in the northern province of Shaanxi, said the deal could improve morale among Chinese Catholics, and is "of great significance."

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三原 (zh) (Sānyuán)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Sanyuan, San-yuan at Google Ngram Viewer
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Sanyuan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[7], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2812, column 1