Etymology

Foshan

Fo·shan
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Today it means: A large prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeast China. Full definition →

Mandarin 佛山
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from佛山
  2. English todayFoshan

From Mandarin 佛山 (Fóshān).

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