English
Wanhsien
Wanhsien comes from Mandarin 萬縣／万县.
- Mandarinmodern萬縣／万县Wànxiàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1910Wanhsien
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern萬縣／万县Wànxiàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1910Wanhsien
Earliest quotation: 1910, A. S. Roe, London: Hutchinson & Co.: “On the 20th we reached Wanhsien, "The Myriad City,"…”
Every English word from Mandarin 萬縣／万县
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 萬縣／万县 / Wanhsien