Etymology

Dachaidan

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Today it means: Former name of Qaidam, a town in Da Qaidam, Haixi prefecture, Qinghai, China, officially renamed in 2005. Full definition →

Mandarin 大柴旦
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from大柴旦
  2. English todayDachaidan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大柴旦 (Dàcháidàn).

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