Etymograph

English

Weihaiwei

Weihaiwei comes from Mandarin 威海衛／威海卫.

  1. Mandarinmodern威海衛／威海卫Wēihǎiwèi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1905Weihaiwei

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern威海衛／威海卫Wēihǎiwèi
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1905Weihaiwei

Earliest quotation: 1905, David Fraser, A Modern Campaign: Or: “Our concession at Weihaiwei covers 285 square miles, containing…”

Every English word from Mandarin 威海衛／威海卫

Today it means

name A military strongpoint and city on the coast of the Yellow Sea in Shandong, China, now Weihai; a leased territory of the United Kingdom from 1898 until 1930.

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Etymograph / Mandarin 威海衛／威海卫 / Weihaiwei

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