English
Kinmen
Kinmen comes from Mandarin 金門.
- Mandarinmodern金門Jīnmén
- Englishearliest quotation 1950Kinmen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern金門Jīnmén
- Englishearliest quotation 1950Kinmen
Earliest quotation: 1950, Dean Acheson, The Secretary of State to the Embassy in China: “5. Chi Govt wishes to call attn of US…”
Every English word from Mandarin 金門
Today it means
name A county of Taiwan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 金門 / Kinmen