English
Wenhsi
Wenhsi comes from Mandarin 聞喜.
- Mandarinmodern聞喜Wénxǐ
- Englishearliest quotation 1966Wenhsi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern聞喜Wénxǐ
- Englishearliest quotation 1966Wenhsi
Earliest quotation: 1966, Rewi Alley, Ancient Sites around Houma in Southern Shansi: “In Wenhsi county, south of Houma, there is a…”
Every English word from Mandarin 聞喜
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 聞喜 / Wenhsi