Etymology

Qingdao

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Today it means: A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea. Full definition →

Mandarin 青島 /靑島 /青岛
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from青島 /靑島 /青岛
  2. English todayQingdao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青島 /靑島 /青岛 (Qīngdǎo).

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