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From a romanization of Mandarin 馬尾 /马尾 (Mǎwěi), later reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.
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Mawei
Ma·weiToday it means: A district and harbor in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. Full definition →
Today it means: A district and harbor in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. Full definition →
From a romanization of Mandarin 馬尾 /马尾 (Mǎwěi), later reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.