Etymograph

English

Shaoxing

Shaoxing comes from Mandarin 紹興.

  1. Mandarinmodern紹興Shàoxīng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Shaoxing

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern紹興Shàoxīng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009Shaoxing

Earliest quotation: 2009, David Barboza, A Textile Capital of China Is Hobbled by a Downturn Gone Glo: “Now, demand is waning in the United States, and…”

Every English word from Mandarin 紹興

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China, along the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the site of the former capitals of the Yue kingdom and Kuaiji Commandery.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 紹興 / Shaoxing

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