English
Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao comes from Hanyu Pinyin Qínhuángdǎo ‘Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秦皇島 /秦皇岛’, and goes back to Mandarin 秦皇島.
- Mandarinmodern秦皇島Qínhuángdǎo
- Hanyu PinyinmodernQínhuángdǎo‘Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秦皇島 /秦皇岛’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Qinhuangdao
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern秦皇島Qínhuángdǎo
- Hanyu PinyinmodernQínhuángdǎo‘Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秦皇島 /秦皇岛’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Qinhuangdao
Earliest quotation: 1984, 1984 September 20, Chen Lei: “In addition, on the basis of making full use…”
Every English word from Mandarin 秦皇島
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 秦皇島 / Qinhuangdao