English
Shihlin
Shihlin comes from Mandarin 士林.
- Mandarinmodern士林Shìlín
- Englishearliest quotation 1983Shihlin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern士林Shìlín
- Englishearliest quotation 1983Shihlin
Earliest quotation: 1983, James C. H. Shen, Rejoining the Government: “My first meeting with Madame Chiang Kai-shek, however, was…”
Every English word from Mandarin 士林
Today it means
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Etymograph / Mandarin 士林 / Shihlin