Zhangzhou
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See also: Zhāngzhōu
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zhangzhou
- A prefecture-level city in southern Fujian, China.
- 1999 October 11, “Typhoon Leaves 30 Dead in China”, in AP News, archived from the original on 01 July 2022:
- ``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.
- 2014, Lu Hsiu-lien, Ashley Esarey, My Fight for a New Taiwan, University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 20:
- My ancestors came from the region of Zhangzhou in Fujian, China.
Synonyms
- (dated, from Hokkien) Changchew, Chiangchew, Tsiang-tsiu
- Lungki
Derived terms
Translations
a city of China
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Zhangzhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3562, column 1
- “Zhangzhou”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Zhangzhou, Chang-chou, Changchou, Changchow, Chang-chow, Changchew, Chiangchew, Tsiang-tsiu at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- “Zhangzhou”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Zhangzhou”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Zhangzhou” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.