Yuan River — River, southeast central China. It rises in Guizhou province, then flows northeast in Hunan province to Dongting Lake. It is 537 mi (864 km) long and is navigable for most of its course. * * * ▪ river, China Chinese (Pinyin) Yuan Jiang or… … Universalium
Yuan — may refer to: Chinese yuan, the basic unit of currency in China Renminbi, the current currency used in the People s Republic of China, whose basic unit is Yuan New Taiwan Dollar, the current currency used in the Republic of China, whose basic… … Wikipedia
yuan — /yooh ahn /; Chin. /yyuuahn/, n., pl. yuan. 1. Also called yuan dollar. a copper coin of the Republic of China, equal to 100 cents; dollar. 2. a paper money, brass or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the People s Republic of China, equal to … Universalium
Yüan — /yooh ahn /; Chin. /yyuuahn/, n. 1. the Mongol dynasty in China, 1260 1368, founded by Kublai Khan. 2. Yüen. Also, Pinyin, Yuan. * * * (as used in expressions) Ma Yuan Qu Yuan Yuan Chiang Yuan dynasty … Universalium
Yuan — /yooh ahn /; Chin. /yyuuahn/, n. (sometimes l.c.) (in the Republic of China) a department of government; council. * * * (as used in expressions) Ma Yuan Qu Yuan Yuan Chiang Yuan dynasty Yuan River Yuan Shikai * * * ▪ Chinese currency … Universalium
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Yuan (surname) — Yuan (, Audio|zh yuan2.ogg|pronunciation) is a Chinese surname ranked 37th in China by population.Is Yuen in Canton and Hong Kong, Cantonese Phonetic is Yuen . [Chinese surnames pronounced yuán which still exist include: , , , , , and ; surnames… … Wikipedia
Yuan Hao — (元顥) (d. 529), courtesy name Ziming (子明), was an imperial prince and pretender to the throne of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei, who briefly received allegiance from most of the provinces south of the Yellow River after he captured the… … Wikipedia
Yuan Zai — (元載) (d. May 10, 777http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%A5N%A9v reign=%A4j%BE%E4 yy=12 ycanzi= mm=3 dd= dcanzi=%A9%B0%A8%B0] ), courtesy name Gongfu (公輔), formally Viscount Huang of Xuchang (許昌荒子) and then… … Wikipedia
Yuan Wencai — (袁文才; also Yuan Xuansan 袁選三) was a former bandit chieftain who operated in the mountainous area of Jinggangshan in Jiangxi province, China, from 1923, and then joined the communists, becoming a protege of Mao Zedong during their formative period… … Wikipedia
