Yü-lin

See also: Yulin

English

Etymology

From Mandarin, Wade–Giles[1] romanization.

Proper noun

Yü-lin

  1. Alternative form of Yulin.
    • 1977, Roxane Witke, Comrade Chiang Chʻing‎[2], Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 214:
      Since other enemy forces were attacking Yü-lin in the west, the Chairman was reluctant to channel all his strength upon Sha-chia-tien.
    • 1986, Hsia Nai, “The Classification, Nomenclature, and Usage of Shang Dynasty Jades”, in K. C. Chang, editor, Studies of Shang Archaeology: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Shang Civilization‎[3], Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 228:
      Two tao with three and five perforations, respectively, made of black jade, were found at the site of Shih-mao in Shensi, Yü-lin District, Shen-mu County. Their total lengths are 49 and 55 centimeters.⁴⁷

References

  1. ^ Blunden, Caroline (1998), “Gazetteer”, in Cultural Atlas of China‎[1], Revised edition, Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 232, 237: “Names in italics represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription. […] Yulin/Yü-lin”
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