Etymology

Jiuquan

Jiu·quan
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Gansu, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 酒泉
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from酒泉
  2. English todayJiuquan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 酒泉 (Jiǔquán).

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