Hanyu

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Chinese; the Chinese language(s)
  2. 2
    A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 羽生 (Hanyū).

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