Etymograph

English

Meizhou

Meizhou comes from Mandarin 梅州.

  1. Mandarinmodern梅州Méizhōu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2021Meizhou

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern梅州Méizhōu
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2021Meizhou

Earliest quotation: 2021, Beijing newsroom, Reuters: “The railway will connect Ruijin city of Jiangxi province…”

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 梅州 / Meizhou