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Partial calque of Mandarin 昆明湖 (Kūnmíng Hú, literally “Kunming lake”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kunming Lake
Today it means: A lake in Beijing, China, on the grounds of the Summer Palace. Full definition →
Today it means: A lake in Beijing, China, on the grounds of the Summer Palace. Full definition →
Partial calque of Mandarin 昆明湖 (Kūnmíng Hú, literally “Kunming lake”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.