Etymology

Handan

Han·dan
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 邯鄲 /邯郸
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from邯鄲 /邯郸
  2. English todayHandan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 邯鄲 /邯郸 (Hándān).

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