Etymology

Chien-shih

Mandarin 建始
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from建始
  2. English todayChien-shih

From Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Chien⁴-shih³.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin建始 all →

Jianshi

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.