English
Lung-hai
Lung-hai comes from Mandarin 龍海.
- Mandarinmodern龍海Lónghǎi
- Englishearliest quotation 1974Lung-hai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern龍海Lónghǎi
- Englishearliest quotation 1974Lung-hai
Earliest quotation: 1974, China News Analysis: “Lung-hai in Fukien There is an enlightening report about…”
Every English word from Mandarin 龍海
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 龍海 / Lung-hai