Yantai

== English == === Alternative forms === Yen-tai, Yen-t’ai (Wade–Giles) === Etymology === From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 煙臺 / 烟台 (Yāntái, “smoke tower”), from a Ming-era signal tower on Mount Qi. === Pronunciation === enPR: yěnʹtīʹ Hyphenation: Yan‧tai === Proper noun === Yantai A coastal prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong, China. (historical) Zhifu, a former village in northeastern Shandong, China, which grew into modern Yantai. A village in the township of Haidao, Xiapu County in the prefecture-level city of Ningde, Fujian, China. ==== Synonyms ==== (coastal city in Shandong, China): (dated) Chefoo ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Yantai”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[7], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3515, columns 2-3 === Anagrams === Taniya, anitya, Tianya