English
Zhejiang
Zhejiang comes from Mandarin 浙江.
- Mandarinmodern浙江literally ‘crooked river’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Zhejiang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern浙江literally ‘crooked river’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022Zhejiang
Earliest quotation: 2022, John Liu, China pushes for regular mass testing in ‘zero-Covid’ pursui: “In the eastern province of Zhejiang, drivers are tested…”
Every English word from Mandarin 浙江
Today it means
name A coastal province in eastern China, running from Hangzhou Bay to Fujian. Capital: Hangzhou.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 浙江 / Zhejiang