Etymology

Gulangyu

Gu·lang·yu
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Today it means: An island of Xiamen, Fujian, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 鼓浪嶼 /鼓浪屿
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from鼓浪嶼 /鼓浪屿
  2. English todayGulangyu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鼓浪嶼 /鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ).

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