English
Sanming
Sanming comes from Mandarin 三明.
- Mandarinmodern三明Sānmíng
- Englishearliest quotation 1972Sanming
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern三明Sānmíng
- Englishearliest quotation 1972Sanming
Earliest quotation: 1972, Theodore Shabad, China's Changing Map: “The Southeast uplands are generally poor in mineral resources,…”
Every English word from Mandarin 三明
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city of Fujian, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 三明 / Sanming