Etymology

Zhoushan

Zhou·shan
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 舟山
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from舟山
  2. English todayZhoushan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 舟山 (Zhōushān).

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