Etymograph

English

Xiaonan

Xiaonan comes from Mandarin 孝南.

  1. Mandarinmodern孝南Xiàonán
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2001Xiaonan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern孝南Xiàonán
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2001Xiaonan

Earliest quotation: 2001, People's Republic of China: Torture, Amnesty International: “In March 2000 , the party secretary of Yanglin…”

Today it means

name A district of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 孝南 / Xiaonan