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Partial calque of Mandarin 康雄壁 (Kāngxióng Bì); compare with Wade-Giles romanization: Kʻang¹-hsiung².
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kangshung Face
Today it means: a face on the east side of Mount Everest Full definition →
Today it means: a face on the east side of Mount Everest Full definition →
Partial calque of Mandarin 康雄壁 (Kāngxióng Bì); compare with Wade-Giles romanization: Kʻang¹-hsiung².
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.