English
Ling-pao
Ling-pao comes from Mandarin 靈寶.
- Mandarinmodern靈寶Língbǎo
- Englishearliest quotation 1973Ling-pao
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern靈寶Língbǎo
- Englishearliest quotation 1973Ling-pao
Earliest quotation: 1973, Jan Fontein, Introduction: “The dealer’s stated provenance for these pieces was Shan-hsien,…”
Every English word from Mandarin 靈寶
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 靈寶 / Ling-pao