Etymology

Leizhou

Lei·zhou
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Today it means: A peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 雷州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from雷州
  2. English todayLeizhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu).

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