Yaw Yin

noun

ˈyȯˈyin

variants or less commonly Yeh Jen

ˈyeˈyən

plural Yaw Yin or Yaw Yins

: chingpaw

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Pekingese) yeh³-jen², literally, savage people

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