Etymograph

English

Xincai

Xincai comes from Mandarin 新蔡.

  1. Mandarinmodern新蔡Xīncài
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1990Xincai

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern新蔡Xīncài
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1990Xincai

Earliest quotation: 1990, Chen Yizi, Children of the Dragon: The Story of Tiananmen Square: “During the Cultural Revolution I was exiled to Xincai…”

Today it means

name A county of Zhumadian, Henan, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 新蔡 / Xincai