English
Wanli
Wanli comes from Mandarin 萬曆.
- Mandarinmodern萬曆Wànlì
- Englishearliest quotation 1999Wanli
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern萬曆Wànlì
- Englishearliest quotation 1999Wanli
Earliest quotation: 1999, Souren Melikian, A New Dynasty Buys Into Chinese Art: “Early cloisonné enamels marked by foreign influence (the strong…”
Every English word from Mandarin 萬曆
Today it means
name Wanli Emperor (14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 萬曆 / Wanli