聊城

Chinese

to chat; to have a chat; to kill time city walls; city; town
trad. (聊城) 聊 城
simp. #(聊城) 聊 城

Etymology

Named after the ancient city of Liao 聊 (liáo). Attested in the Zuo Zhuan:

聊、攝以東，姑、尤以西，其為人也多矣！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
聊、摄以东，姑、尤以西，其为人也多矣！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zuo Zhuan (Year 20 of Duke Zhao)
Liáo, Shè yǐ dōng, Gū, Yóu yǐ xī, qí wèi rén yě duō yǐ! [Pinyin]
East of Liao and She, west of Gu and You, the people are many indeed!

Pronunciation

Proper noun

聊城

  1. (～市) Liaocheng (a prefecture-level city of Shandong, China)
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