English
Sham Chun
Sham Chun comes from Cantonese 深圳.
- Cantonesemodern深圳sam1 zan3
- Englishearliest quotation 1966Sham Chun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern深圳sam1 zan3
- Englishearliest quotation 1966Sham Chun
Earliest quotation: 1966, Maurice Freedman, Chinese Lineage and Society: Fukien and Kwangtung: “It is part of Skinner’s argument that men with…”
Every English word from Cantonese 深圳
Today it means
name Synonym of Shenzhen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 深圳 / Sham Chun