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Word: mahndrowgwoh (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1933-1933
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Usage:

...equally permissible. The "J" is pronounced either like R in ran or like the French J in jour. The "L" is silent in China proper, is sounded by Manchurians. According to the standard "Wade System" of rendering phonetics into English, Jehol is pronounced "Ruh-huh" and Manchukuo is pronounced "Mahndrowgwoh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: War of Jehol | 3/6/1933 | See Source »

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