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Is Manchu another misnomer? I believe the word Manchu comes from 满洲, but the ethnicity, like Han汉, is just 满. So, shouldn't we call them Mans instead of Manchus?

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Uhh... I hope not, for my name's sake. (ba-dum bum!)

I think that 'Manchu' comes from "满洲人" , but yea, I see you're point.

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Manchu does not come from "man3zhou1ren2", but from the Manchu word for Manchu - manju. The Manchu for Manchuria is "manju gurun".

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