English
Nanzhili
Nanzhili comes from Mandarin 南直隸.
- Mandarinmodern南直隸Nánzhílì
- EnglishtodayNanzhili
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern南直隸Nánzhílì
- EnglishtodayNanzhili
Every English word from Mandarin 南直隸
Today it means
name A former Chinese province of the Ming Dynasty which contained the capital of Nanjing, later renamed Jiangnan by the Qing Dynasty and divided into Jiangsu and Anhui under the Qianlong Emperor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 南直隸 / Nanzhili