Etymology

Hangchow

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Mandarin 杭州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from杭州
  2. English todayHangchow

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 杭州 (Hángzhōu).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.