Longyan

• (from Wade–Giles) Lung-yen

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔŋ.jæn/

From Mandarin 龍巖／龙岩 (Lóngyán).

Longyan

1. A prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian, China.
   • 2009 September 27, Andrew Jacobs, “Chinese Tests Reveal Lead in Children Near a Plant”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 April 2013, Asia Pacific‎:

     Xinhua, the official news agency, said that nearly half the children who were tested last week in Longyan City in Fujian Province showed abnormally high levels of lead, which can cause developmental problems in children as well as a host of other ailments, including anemia, stomach pain and brain damage.

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Longyan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1777, column 1

From Mandarin 龍眼／龙眼 (lóngyǎn). Doublet of longan.

Longyan (plural Longyans)

1. A white grape variety from Zhuolu (涿鹿) in Hebei, China; a grape of this variety, or a wine made from such grapes.