Etymology

Wenzhou

Wen·zhou
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in southeastern China. Full definition →

Mandarin 溫州 /温州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from溫州 /温州
  2. English todayWenzhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 溫州 /温州 (Wēnzhōu).

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