Etymology

Xiaodian

Xiao·dian
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Today it means: A district of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 小店
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from小店
  2. English todayXiaodian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 小店 (Xiǎodiàn).

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