Etymograph

English

Xujiahui

Xujiahui comes from Mandarin 徐家匯/徐家汇 ‘Xu Family Confluence’.

  1. Mandarinmodern徐家匯/徐家汇Xújiāhuì‘Xu Family Confluence’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2006Xujiahui

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern徐家匯/徐家汇Xújiāhuì‘Xu Family Confluence’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2006Xujiahui

Earliest quotation: 2006, Best Buy opens first China outlet - Business - International: “The company joined with a local electronics chain, Jiangsu…”

Today it means

name An area of Xuhui district, Shanghai, China, well-known for shopping and entertainment.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 徐家匯/徐家汇 / Xujiahui