Etymology

Gaoyou

Gao·you
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Today it means: A county-level city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu, in eastern China. Full definition →

Mandarin 高郵 /高邮
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from高郵 /高邮
  2. English todayGaoyou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高郵 /高邮 (Gāoyóu).

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