Etymology

Tianjin

Tian·jin
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Today it means: A direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China, between Beijing and the Bohai Bay. Full definition →

Mandarin 天津
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from天津
  2. English todayTianjin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 天津 (Tiānjīn, literally “heavenly ford; heavenly crossing”).

Words from the same roots

Mandarin天津 all →

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