Etymology

Longkou

Long·kou
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Today it means: A county-level city of Yantai, Shandong, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 龍口 /龙口
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from龍口 /龙口
  2. English todayLongkou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍口 /龙口 (Lóngkǒu).

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