"Qingdao" meaning in English

See Qingdao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈdaʊ/
enPR: chǐngʹdouʹ Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青島/靑島/青岛 (Qīngdǎo). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|靑島}} 靑島, {{bor|en|cmn|青島//靑島//青岛|tr=Qīngdǎo}} Mandarin 青島/靑島/青岛 (Qīngdǎo) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Qingdao
  1. A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea. Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press, Qingdao Categories (place): Cities in Shandong, Places in China, Places in Shandong, Qingdao Synonyms: Tsingtao, Tsing-tau, Ch'ing-tao, Chingtao (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (large city in China): تْشِينْغْدَاو (tšinḡdāw) [masculine] (Arabic), 青島 (Chinese Cantonese), 青岛 (cing¹ dou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 青島 (Chinese Mandarin), 青岛 (Qīngdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 靑島 (Chinese Mandarin), 靑岛 (Qīngdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Tsingtau (German), Csingtao (Hungarian), 青島 (Chintao) (alt: ちんたお) (Japanese), チンタオ (Chintao) (Japanese), 칭다오 (Chingdao) (Korean), 청도 (Cheongdo) (alt: 靑島) (Korean), Чји́нгдао (Čjíngdao) [neuter] (Macedonian), Цинда́о (Cindáo) [masculine] (Russian), Thanh Đảo (Vietnamese)

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