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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 潢川 (Huángchuān) Wade–Giles romanization Huang²-chʻuan¹.
Proper noun
Huang-ch'uan
- Alternative form of Huangchuan
1974, Timothy A. Ross, “Revolution and War”, in Chiang Kuei, New York: Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 57:After joining the Chinese Army in the winter of 1937, Chiang Kuei served throughout the war (1937—1945) in the Honan-Hupei-Anhwei Border Region in the Fifth War Area. Initially Chiang Kuei was stationed at Huang-ch’uan in Honan Province. Huang-ch’uan was two cities divided by a river.
1985, Classical Chinese Tales of the Supernatural and the Fantastic: Selections from the Third to the Tenth Century, Hong Kong: Joint Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 86:The girl replied, "I am a native of San-ho [in modern Kweichow Province]. My father is the prefect of Yi-yang [modern Huang-ch'uan County, Honan].
2000, Sheau-yueh J. (趙賀筱岳) Chao, “Genealogy of Chinese Surnames”, in 尋根溯源中國人的姓氏 [In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames], Clearfield Company, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83:The State of Huang was located in Huang-ch'uan hsien 潢川縣, Ho-nan 河南 province, which was later defeated by the State of Ch'u (Ch'u kuo 楚國), setting the stage for the adoption of Huang as a surname by Lu Chung's descendants in commemoration.
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