English
Shumchun
Shumchun comes from Cantonese 深圳.
- Cantonesemodern深圳sam1 zan3
- Englishearliest quotation 1924Shumchun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern深圳sam1 zan3
- Englishearliest quotation 1924Shumchun
Earliest quotation: 1924, RAILWAY FIGHTING.: “It is difficult to ascertain precisely what is transpiring…”
Every English word from Cantonese 深圳
Today it means
name Synonym of Shenzhen: a Cantonese-derived name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 深圳 / Shumchun