Etymograph

English

Huai-nan

Huai-nan comes from Mandarin 淮南.

  1. Mandarinmodern淮南Huáinán
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1970Huai-nan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern淮南Huáinán
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1970Huai-nan

Earliest quotation: 1970, S. A. M. Adshead, The Modernization of the Chinese Salt Administration: “Every aspect of the salt trade required official sanction…”

Every English word from Mandarin 淮南

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Etymograph / Mandarin 淮南 / Huai-nan

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