Etymology

Zhili

Zhi·li
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Today it means: A former administrative region of China, later reformed into Hebei province in 1928. Full definition →

Mandarin 直隸 /直隶
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from直隸 /直隶
  2. English todayZhili

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 直隸 /直隶 (Zhílì).

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