English
Hsinking
Hsinking comes from Mandarin 新京.
- Mandarinmodern新京Xīnjīng
- Englishearliest quotation 1928Hsinking
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern新京Xīnjīng
- Englishearliest quotation 1928Hsinking
Earliest quotation: 1928, 1928 February 20, NEW RAILWAYS IN MANCHURIA.: “In order to improve the line of communications in…”
The story
Literally, “new capital” (because of the circumstances during the occupation).
Every English word from Mandarin 新京
Today it means
name Synonym of Changchun.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 新京 / Hsinking