Etymology

Qinhuangdao

Qing·huang·dao
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China. Full definition →

Hanyu Pinyin Qínhuángdǎo ← Mandarin 秦皇島 /秦皇岛
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from秦皇島 /秦皇岛
  2. Hanyu Pinyin · borrowed fromQínhuángdǎo
  3. English todayQinhuangdao

From the Hanyu Pinyin Qínhuángdǎo romanization of the Mandarin 秦皇島 /秦皇岛 (Qínhuángdǎo).

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