English
Jining
Jining comes from Mandarin 濟寧.
- Mandarinmodern濟寧Jǐníng
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Jining
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern濟寧Jǐníng
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Jining
Earliest quotation: 1980, Hugh Thomas, Comrade Editor: Letters to the People's Daily: “To top it off, the central branch in Jining…”
Every English word from Mandarin 濟寧
Another origin of Jining
- Mandarinmodern集寧Jíníng
- EnglishtodayJining
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 濟寧 / Jining