Etymology

fan-chieh

Mandarin 反切
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from反切
  2. English todayfan-chieh

From Mandarin 反切 Wade–Giles romanization fan³-chʻieh⁴.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin反切 all →

fanqie

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.