Etymology

Donghai

Dong·hai
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Today it means: A county of Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 東海 /东海
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from東海 /东海
  2. English todayDonghai

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 東海 /东海 (Dōnghǎi).

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