English
Shaohsing
Shaohsing comes from Mandarin 紹興／绍兴.
- Mandarinmodern紹興／绍兴Shàoxīng
- Englishearliest quotation 1917Shaohsing
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern紹興／绍兴Shàoxīng
- Englishearliest quotation 1917Shaohsing
Earliest quotation: 1917, Lionel Giles, Ch'iu Chin: A Chinese Heroine: “After a short stay at Kinhwa, Ch'iu Chin returned…”
Every English word from Mandarin 紹興／绍兴
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 紹興／绍兴 / Shaohsing