English
P'eng-lai
P'eng-lai comes from Mandarin 蓬萊.
- Mandarinmodern蓬萊Pénglái
- Englishearliest quotation 1966P'eng-lai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern蓬萊Pénglái
- Englishearliest quotation 1966P'eng-lai
Earliest quotation: 1966, Holmes Welch, Taoism: The Parting of the Way: “Li Shao-chün not only promised the Emperor immortality after…”
Every English word from Mandarin 蓬萊
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 蓬萊 / P'eng-lai