English
Xiuyu
Xiuyu comes from Mandarin 秀嶼.
- Mandarinmodern秀嶼Xiùyǔ
- Englishearliest quotation 1987Xiuyu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern秀嶼Xiùyǔ
- Englishearliest quotation 1987Xiuyu
Earliest quotation: 1987, 1986 July 5, The Crux of the Grain Problem in Fujian and How To Deal With: “Since we mainly rely on shipping grain into southern…”
Every English word from Mandarin 秀嶼
Today it means
name A district of Putian, Fujian, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 秀嶼 / Xiuyu