Etymology

Xiling

Xi·ling
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Today it means: A district of Yichang, Hubei, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 西陵
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from西陵
  2. English todayXiling

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西陵 (Xīlíng).

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