Etymology

Dinghai

Ding·hai
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Today it means: A district of Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 定海
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from定海
  2. English todayDinghai

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 定海 (Dìnghǎi).

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