Etymology

Xiuyu

Xiu·yu
X8I1U1Y4U1

Today it means: A district of Putian, Fujian, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 秀嶼 /秀屿
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from秀嶼 /秀屿
  2. English todayXiuyu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 秀嶼 /秀屿 (Xiùyǔ).

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