Etymology

Zhongshan

Zhong·shan
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southern China. Full definition →

Mandarin 中山
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from中山
  2. English todayZhongshan

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 中山 (Zhōngshān).

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