"Fengdu" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: fǔngʹdo͞oʹ Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 豐都/丰都 (Fēngdū). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|豐都}} Mandarin 豐都/丰都 (Fēngdū) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fengdu
  1. A county of Chongqing, China. Wikipedia link: Fengdu Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Chongqing Synonyms: Feng-tu (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (county): 酆都 (Fēngdū) (Chinese Mandarin), 豐都 (Chinese Mandarin), 丰都 (Fēngdū) (Chinese Mandarin)

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