Etymograph

English

Guizhou

Guizhou comes from Mandarin 貴州.

  1. Mandarinmodern貴州Guìzhōu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015Guizhou

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern貴州Guìzhōu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015Guizhou

Earliest quotation: 2015, Edward Wong, New York: “The siblings lived in a house in Guizhou Province,…”

Today it means

name A province in southwestern China. Capital: Guiyang.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 貴州 / Guizhou