Etymology

Jianxi

Jian·xi
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Today it means: A district of Luoyang, Henan, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 澗西 /涧西
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from澗西 /涧西
  2. English todayJianxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 澗西 /涧西 (Jiànxī).

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