English word origin

Etymology of Xihu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西湖 (Xī Hú).

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The source etymologies

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. · A district of Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. · A rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西湖 (Xī Hú).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention西湖cmn

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A district of Benxi, Liaoning, China. · An urban township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 溪湖 (Xīhú).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention溪湖cmn

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Machine-source provenance

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