# Yanjing

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An ancient city located within present-day Beijing, the capital of Ji and Yan.
2. An epithet of modern Beijing.
3. A brand of beer.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 燕京 (Yānjīng), composed of 燕 (Yān, the name of one of the powers of the Warring States Period during the Zhou Dynasty) and 京 (jīng, "capital").

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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