Zhangzhou en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/
- /ˈdʒæŋˈdʒəʊ/
- ˈjäŋ-ˈjō
- jängʹjōʹ
- /ˈd͡ʒɑŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/ hyperforeign
Etymology
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 漳州 (Zhāngzhōu), from its former status as the seat of Zhang Prefecture, named for the Zhang River.
Meanings
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A prefecture-level city in southern Fujian, China.
My ancestors came from the region of Zhangzhou in Fujian, China.
2014, Lu Hsiu-lien, Ashley Esarey, My Fight for a New Taiwan, University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 20:``It looked as if the winds would carry you away the minute you stepped outside,″ the newspaper quoted Ding Jianmu, an official with the city government in Zhangzhou, another Fujian city, as saying. Seven people in Zhangzhou were killed by collapsing buildings and walls. Another five died in Xiamen and 18 were killed in the nearby city of Quanzhou.
1999 October 11, “Typhoon Leaves 30 Dead in China”, in AP News, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chang-chow | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| Changchou | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Changchow | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| Chang-chou | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Jhangjhou | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Chiangchew · Tsiang-tsiu · Changchew (from Hokkien) · Lungki
Translations (13)
ru Чжанчжо́у (a city of China) · nan-hbl 漳州 (a city of China) · vi Chương Châu (a city of China) · nan-tws 漳州 (a city of China) · hak 漳州 (a city of China) · ko 장저우 (a city of China) · ko 장주 (a city of China) · ja 漳州 (a city of China) · yue 漳州 (a city of China) · cmn 漳州 (a city of China) · ja ショウ州 (a city of China) · pl Zhangzhou (a city of China) · mnc ᠵᠠᠩᠵᡠ (a city of China)