Changtai
Syllables: Chang·tai/(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈtaɪ/
Changtai proper noun: a district of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, formerly a county.
Proper noun
Changtai
- A district of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, formerly a county.
- Even in Tegal, where the temple still retains its original name, some other deities—Xuantian shangdi, Shennong, and Qingyuan zhenjun (a deity worshipped by the people from Changtai district, Fujian province), etc.—have been introduced.1993, Claudine Salmon, “Cults Peculiar to the Chinese in Java”, in Cheu Hock Tong, editor, Chinese Beliefs and Practices in Southeast Asia (Studies on the Chinese Religion in Malaysia, Singapore and...
- Just north of Zhangzhou city, in Changtai county, a branch of the Anti-Opium Society was established in 1907. Under its leadership, opium dens were shut down, and opium shops were licensed or closed. The only available account of the suppression campaign in Changtai expresses serious misgivings...2003, Joyce A. Madancy, “Provincial Patterns of Reform Before the Revolution of 1911”, in The Troublesome Legacy of Commissioner Lin: The Opium Trade and Opium Suppression in Fujian Province, 1820s...
Forms of Changtai
| alternative form | Ch'ang-t'ai |
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Origin of Changtai
From the Postal Map romanization of Mandarin 長泰／长泰 (Chángtài).
Questions about Changtai
- What does Changtai mean?
- Changtai means a district of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, formerly a county.
- What part of speech is Changtai?
- Changtai is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Changtai?
- Changtai is pronounced /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈtaɪ/.
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