Etymology

Loudi

Lou·di
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 婁底 /娄底
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from婁底 /娄底
  2. English todayLoudi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 婁底 /娄底 (Lóudǐ).

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