Pianguan

== English == === Alternative forms === P'ien-kuan, Pienkuan (Wade–Giles) === Etymology === From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 偏關 / 偏关 (Piānguān), a clipping of the original name 偏頭關 / 偏头关 (Piāntóuguān, “Crooked or Isolated Head Pass”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /piənˈɡwɑn/, /pijənˈɡwɑn/ enPR: pyĕn′gwän′ Hyphenation: Pian‧guan === Proper noun === Pianguan Synonym of Piantou, a mountain pass and important gate in Shanxi, China. A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “Pianguan, P'ien-kuan, Pienkuan”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Pianguan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[4], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2428, column 3