Ying
nom proprecourant dans les dialogues
A surname from Mandarin.
nom propre
- 1
A surname from Mandarin.
In present-day Mandarin, the First Emperor's real name is read as Ying Zheng.
- 2
A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China.
The Liao were responsible for building the tallest and oldest extant wooden pagoda, the famous Timber Pagoda in Ying county, Shanxi.
This magnificent 900-year-old five-story pagoda in the Fugong Monastery in Ying County, Shanxi, is the oldest and largest wooden pagoda in China and one of very few ancient wooden structures to have survived earthquakes, fire and other ravages of time, apparently none the worse for wear.
- 3
historiqueAn ancient city in Hubei, China, a former capital of the state of Chu.
- 4
historiqueSynonym of Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China.
Étymologie
From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese names, including 應 /应 (Yīng or Yìng), 郢 (Yǐng), and 嬴 (Yíng).
Formes
- pluriel
- Yings