Etymology

Jian'ou

Jian·ou

Today it means: A county-level city of Nanping, Fujian, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 建甌 /建瓯
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from建甌 /建瓯
  2. English todayJian'ou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 建甌 /建瓯 (Jiàn'ōu).

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