English
Qingdao
Qingdao comes from Mandarin 青島//靑島//青岛.
- Mandarinmodern青島//靑島//青岛Qīngdǎo
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Qingdao
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern青島//靑島//青岛Qīngdǎo
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Qingdao
Earliest quotation: 2007, Susan Hong, Overview of Qingdao: “True to its name, Qingdao, the green island as…”
Every English word from Mandarin 青島//靑島//青岛
Today it means
name A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 青島//靑島//青岛 / Qingdao