Etymology

Wuxi

Wu·xi
W4U1X8I1

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

Mandarin 無錫 /无锡
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Wuxi · proper noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from無錫 /无锡
  2. English todayWuxi

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 無錫 /无锡 (Wúxī).

Wuxi · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from巫溪
  2. English todayWuxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巫溪 (Wūxī).

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