The story
- Mandarin · borrowed from寧武 /宁武
- English todayNingwu
The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寧武 /宁武 (Níngwǔ), a clipping of 寧武關 /宁武关 (Níngwǔguān, “Pacified Military Pass”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A mountain pass and important gate in the Great Wall in Shanxi, China. Full definition →