Etymology

Chongming

Chong·ming
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Today it means: A former town in Jiangsu, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 崇明
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from崇明
  2. English todayChongming

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 崇明 (Chóngmíng, literally “Lofty & Bright”), initially given as the name of a town on the island in 705.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin崇明 all →

Tsungming

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