Etymology

Hang-chou

Mandarin 杭州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from杭州
  2. English todayHang-chou

From Mandarin 杭州 (Hángzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Hang²-chou¹.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.