English Explanatory Dictionary

Quanzhou

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China.
name
  1. A county in Guilin, Guangxi, China.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃwɑnˈt͡soʊ/ chə-wänʹjōʹ chüăn′jō′

Word forms

Quanzhou Cyuanjhou Ch'uan-chou Ch'üan-chou Chuanchou

Etymology

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu, literally “spring prefecture”).

Synonyms

Zeitoun Zaitun Zayton Zaytun Zaytoun Zeytoun Chinchew Chinchu Chin-chiu Tsuan-tsiu Chuanchow

Derived words

Quanzhounese
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