Etymology

Lingui

Lin·gui
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Today it means: A district of Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 臨桂 /临桂
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from臨桂 /临桂
  2. English todayLingui

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 臨桂 /临桂 (Línguì).

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