Etymology

Nan-ching

Mandarin 南京
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from南京
  2. English todayNan-ching

From Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng) Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-ching¹.

Words from the same roots

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Nanjing

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.