Etymology

Zuoying

Zuo·ying
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Today it means: A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Full definition →

Mandarin 左營
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from左營
  2. English todayZuoying

From Mandarin 左營 (Zuǒyíng, literally “left barracks”).

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