Etymology

Yanshuei

Yan·shui
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Today it means: A district of Tainan, Taiwan. Full definition →

Mandarin 鹽水
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from鹽水
  2. English todayYanshuei

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鹽水 (Yánshuěi).

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