Etymology

Xining

Xi·ning
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Today it means: A city in northwestern China, capital of Qinghai Province. Full definition →

Mandarin 西寧 /西宁
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The story

  1. Mandarin · derived from西寧 /西宁
  2. English todayXining

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西寧 /西宁 (Xīníng).

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