Etymology

Nan-an

Mandarin 南安
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from南安
  2. English todayNan-an

Borrowed from Mandarin 南安 (Nán'ān) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Nan²-an¹.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.