English
Ma-ch'eng
Ma-ch'eng comes from Mandarin 麻城.
- Mandarinmodern麻城Máchéng
- Englishearliest quotation 1966Ma-ch'eng
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern麻城Máchéng
- Englishearliest quotation 1966Ma-ch'eng
Earliest quotation: 1966, David S. Nivison, The Life and Thought of Chang Hsüeh-ch'eng (1738-1801): “The magistrate of Ma-ch'eng in Hupeh engaged Chang to…”
Every English word from Mandarin 麻城
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 麻城 / Ma-ch'eng