English
Lin-fen
Lin-fen comes from Mandarin 臨汾.
- Mandarinmodern臨汾Línfén
- Englishearliest quotation 1967Lin-fen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern臨汾Línfén
- Englishearliest quotation 1967Lin-fen
Earliest quotation: 1967, Donald G. Gillin, Warlord: Yen Hsi-shan in Shansi Province: “Shortly before the fall of Taiyuan, Yen moved his…”
Every English word from Mandarin 臨汾
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 臨汾 / Lin-fen