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From Mandarin 哈密 (Hāmì) Wade–Giles romanization: Ha¹-mi⁴, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Full definition →
From Mandarin 哈密 (Hāmì) Wade–Giles romanization: Ha¹-mi⁴, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.