Etymology

Beizhili

Bei·zhi·li
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Today it means: A former Chinese province of the Ming Dynasty which contained the capital of Beijing, later renamed Zhili by the Qing Dynasty, and reformed into Hebei province in 1928. Full definition →

Mandarin 北直隸 /北直隶
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from北直隸 /北直隶
  2. English todayBeizhili

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 北直隸 /北直隶 (Běizhílì).

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