Etymograph

English

Zigui

Zigui comes from Mandarin 秭歸.

  1. Mandarinmodern秭歸Zǐguī
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1993Zigui

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern秭歸Zǐguī
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1993Zigui

Earliest quotation: 1993, Nicholas D. Kristof, A DIRECTORY OF CRUISES WORLDWIDE; The Yangtze's Gorges: “Perhaps the most interesting stop was Zigui, a county…”

Every English word from Mandarin 秭歸

Today it means

name A county of Yichang, Hubei, China.

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Etymograph / Mandarin 秭歸 / Zigui

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