Etymology

Wafangdian

Wa·fang·dian
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Today it means: A county-level city of Dalian, Liaoning, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 瓦房店
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from瓦房店
  2. English todayWafangdian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瓦房店 (Wǎfángdiàn).

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