English
Hsu-ch'ang
Hsu-ch'ang comes from Mandarin 許昌.
- Mandarinmodern許昌Xǔchāng
- Englishearliest quotation 1979Hsu-ch'ang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern許昌Xǔchāng
- Englishearliest quotation 1979Hsu-ch'ang
Earliest quotation: 1979, Meishi Tsai, Contemporary Chinese Novels and Short Stories: “Three of the six short stories are written by…”
Every English word from Mandarin 許昌
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 許昌 / Hsu-ch'ang