Taiyuan
[ tahy-yyahn ]
/ ˈtaɪˈyüɑn /
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noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
a city in and the capital of Shanxi province, in northern China; a walled city.
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Also (Wade-Giles) Tai·yüan, T'ai·yüan .
Formerly (Pinyin) Yang·qu [yahng-chy], /ˈyɑŋˈtʃü/, (Older Spelling) Yang·kü [yahng-ky] /ˈyɑŋˈkü/ .
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How to use Taiyuan in a sentence
“Incidents in which guards beat up workers at Foxconn Taiyuan frequently occur, and the methods used are brutal,” the worker said.
Amid Questions About Labor Practices, Foxconn Workers Go Back to Work|Dan Levin|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST“Therefore, the culprit of this 10,000-worker riot at Foxconn Taiyuan is Foxconn itself,” he said.
Amid Questions About Labor Practices, Foxconn Workers Go Back to Work|Dan Levin|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEASTFrom Taiyuan, it proceeds northwestward through another rich iron and coal field of Shansi to Kolan.
The International Development of China|Sun Yat-sen
British Dictionary definitions for Taiyuan
Taiyuan
T'ai-yan
/ (ˈtaɪjuːˈɑːn) /
noun
a city in N China, capital of Shanxi: founded before 450 ad; an industrial centre, surrounded by China's largest reserves of high-grade bituminous coal. Pop: 2 516 000 (2005 est)
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