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Where does “Pékin” come from?

Pékin (French) comes from Mandarin 北京.

Pékin (French): Beijing

Definitions

  1. Beijing

Ancestry of “Pékin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mandarin北京—

Words derived from “Pékin”

  • pékin
  • pékinois
  • Pékinois
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