English
Shang-ch'iu
Shang-ch'iu comes from Mandarin 商丘//商邱.
- Mandarinmodern商丘//商邱Shāngqiū
- Englishearliest quotation 1961Shang-ch'iu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern商丘//商邱Shāngqiū
- Englishearliest quotation 1961Shang-ch'iu
Earliest quotation: 1961, Cyril Birch, Chinese Myths and Fantasies: “A certain lady, a member of a wealthy family…”
Every English word from Mandarin 商丘//商邱
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 商丘//商邱 / Shang-ch'iu