Etymology

Fengxian

Feng·xian
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Today it means: A district of Shanghai, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 奉賢 /奉贤
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from奉賢 /奉贤
  2. English todayFengxian

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 奉賢 /奉贤 (Fèngxián, literally “offer to the worthy”), a 1726 modification of the earlier name 齊賢 /齐贤 (Qíxián, literally “equal to the worthy”).

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