Etymograph

English

Shanwei

Shanwei comes from Mandarin 汕尾.

  1. Mandarinmodern汕尾Shànwěi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2005Shanwei

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern汕尾Shànwěi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2005Shanwei

Earliest quotation: 2005, Edward Cody, Chinese Police Intensify Lockdown of Villagers: “Residents reached by telephone said Dongzhou, a farming and…”

Every English word from Mandarin 汕尾

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China.

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Etymograph / Mandarin 汕尾 / Shanwei

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