Etymology

Shanwei

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Today it means: A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 汕尾
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from汕尾
  2. English todayShanwei

Borrowed from Mandarin 汕尾 (Shànwěi).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.