Etymology

Xuancheng

Xuan·cheng
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 宣城
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from宣城
  2. English todayXuancheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宣城 (Xuānchéng).

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