Etymology

Hsinchiang

H4S1I1N1C3H4I1A1N1G2
Mandarin 新疆
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from新疆
  2. English todayHsinchiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 新疆 (Hsin¹-chiang¹).

Words from the same roots

Mandarin新疆 all →

Sinkiang

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