Etymology

Penglai

Peng·lai
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Today it means: A district of Yantai, in eastern Shandong, China (famous for its mirages out at sea), formerly known as Tengchow and since renamed for a mythical island. Full definition →

Mandarin 蓬萊 /蓬莱
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The story

  1. Mandarin · derived from蓬萊 /蓬莱
  2. English todayPenglai

A romanization of Mandarin 蓬萊 /蓬莱 (Pénglái)

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