Etymology

Lvshunkou

L1V4S1H4U1N1K5O1U1
Mandarin 旅順口 /旅顺口
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from旅順口 /旅顺口
  2. English todayLvshunkou

From a modified form of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 旅順口 /旅顺口 (Lǚshùnkǒu); connected with the practice of using the letter v as a substitute for ü in pinyin keyboard input schemes.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.