English
Panyu
Panyu comes from Mandarin 番禺.
- Mandarinmodern番禺Pānyú
- Englishearliest quotation 1976Panyu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern番禺Pānyú
- Englishearliest quotation 1976Panyu
Earliest quotation: 1976, 世界陶磁全集: “Excavated from the tomb of Southern Han Dynasty at…”
Every English word from Mandarin 番禺
Today it means
name A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 番禺 / Panyu