The story
- Mandarin · borrowed from海參崴 /海参崴
- English todayHaishenwai
From Mandarin 海參崴 /海参崴 (Hǎishēnwǎi, literally “sea cucumber bay”), Wade–Giles romanization: Hai³-shen¹-wai³, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.
Words from the same roots
Mandarin海參崴 all →
First known use, by meaning
- from 20th c. Synonym of Vladivostok: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.