Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Po-chou. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Po-chou, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Po-chou in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Po-chou you have here. The definition of the word
Po-chou will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Po-chou, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 亳州 (Bózhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Po²-chou¹.
Proper noun
Po-chou
- Alternative form of Bozhou
1966, David S. Nivison, The Life and Thought of Chang Hsüeh-ch'eng (1738-1801), Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 100–101:With Pi’s removal from Honan, Chang lost his backing in the Kuei-te position and was obliged to relinquish it. In the winter we find him in nearby Po-chou, Anhwei, enjoying the hospitality of the magistrate P’ei Chen, who had been a friend since Chang's Peking days.
1971, Irving Yucheng Lo, “The Making of a Chinese Poet”, in Hsin Chʻi-chi, New York: Twayne Publishers, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 23:According to his own account, he was brought up by a stem and patriotic grandfather, Hsin Tsan, magistrate of Po-chou (in the northern part of modern Anhwei province), who was unable, because of his large family, to follow the government into exile [PP 3].
1973, Yu-wen Jen, The Taiping Revolutionary Movement, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 172:On hand to welcome the Central and Eastern Army Corps to Po-chou, a district in northern Anhwei province, were Chi Wen-yüan and his Western Army Corps, who had reached there June 10th (the exact itinerary is still obscure).
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Po-chou.
Translations