Chiangchew
/t͡ʃiaŋˈt͡ʃuː/
Chiangchew is the dated form of Zhangzhou.
Meaning of Zhangzhou
Proper noun
Zhangzhou
- A prefecture-level city in southern Fujian, China.
- ``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
- Synonyms:
- Changchew, Chiangchew, Tsiang-tsiu, Lungki
Origin of Chiangchew
Borrowed from Hokkien 漳州 (Chiang-chiu), specifically the Xiamen Hokkien and Zhangzhou Hokkien dialects.
Questions about Chiangchew
- What is Chiangchew the dated form of?
- Chiangchew is the dated form of Zhangzhou.
- How do you pronounce Chiangchew?
- Chiangchew is pronounced /t͡ʃiaŋˈt͡ʃuː/.
Words near Chiangchew in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chiangchew (page history and authors); Zhangzhou (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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