Etymology

Shaoguan

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

Mandarin 韶關 /韶关
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from韶關 /韶关
  2. English todayShaoguan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 韶關 /韶关 (Sháoguān).

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