English
Tangshan
Tangshan comes from Mandarin 唐山.
- Mandarinmodern唐山Tángshān
- Englishearliest quotation 1889Tangshan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern唐山Tángshān
- Englishearliest quotation 1889Tangshan
Earliest quotation: 1889, W. Brereton, ENGLISH SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH CHINA: “At Tangshan, which is half a day by rail…”
Every English word from Mandarin 唐山
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 唐山 / Tangshan