"Kingmen" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 荊門 /荆門 (Jīngmén), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh-postal|-}} Postal Romanization, {{lang|zh|㓝門}} 㓝門, {{lang|zh|湖北}} 湖北, {{bor|en|cmn|荊門//荆門}} Mandarin 荊門 /荆門 (Jīngmén) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kingmen
  1. Alternative form of Jingmen Wikipedia link: Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Jingmen
    Sense id: en-Kingmen-en-name-VPnGSfdp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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