English
Su-ch'ien
Su-ch'ien comes from Mandarin 宿遷.
- Mandarinmodern宿遷Sùqiān
- Englishearliest quotation 1881Su-ch'ien
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern宿遷Sùqiān
- Englishearliest quotation 1881Su-ch'ien
Earliest quotation: 1881, 1880 May 16, Translation of the Peking Gazette for 1880: “The portion of the Canal known as the Su…”
Every English word from Mandarin 宿遷
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 宿遷 / Su-ch'ien