Etymology

Cheng-chou

Mandarin 鄭州 /郑州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from鄭州 /郑州
  2. English todayCheng-chou

From Mandarin 鄭州 /郑州 (Zhèngzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chêng⁴-chou¹.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin鄭州 all →

Zhengzhou

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