Etymology

Wenchuan

Wen·chuan
W4E1N1C3H4U1A1N1

Today it means: A county of Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 汶川
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from汶川
  2. English todayWenchuan

Borrowed from the Mandarin 汶川 (Wènchuān).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.