Yü-lin

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See also: Yulin

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Proper noun[edit]

-lin

  1. Alternative form of Yulin
    • 1977, Roxane Witke, Comrade Chiang Chʻing[1], Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 214:
      Since other enemy forces were attacking Yü-lin in the west, the Chairman was reluctant to channel all his strength upon Sha-chia-tien.
    • 1986, Hsia Nai, “The Classification, Nomenclature, and Usage of Shang Dynasty Jades”, in K. C. Chang, editor, Studies of Shang Archaeology: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Shang Civilization[2], Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 228:
      Two tao with three and five perforations, respectively, made of black jade, were found at the site of Shih-mao in Shensi, Yü-lin District, Shen-mu County. Their total lengths are 49 and 55 centimeters.⁴⁷