Etymology

Hengqin

Heng·qin
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Today it means: An island of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, partially leased by Macau. Full definition →

Mandarin 橫琴 /横琴
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from橫琴 /横琴
  2. English todayHengqin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 橫琴 /横琴 (Héngqín).

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