Foshan
Syllables: Fo·shan
Foshan proper noun: a large prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeast China.
Proper noun
Foshan
- A large prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeast China.
- At Foshan, about four leagues above Canton, Père Bouvet speaks of a Milanese Jesuit as presiding over a church, with a flock of 10,000 persons : at this day there is probably not one single individual at that same place.1836, John Francis Davis, The Chinese : A General Description of the Empire of China and its Inhabitants, volume 1, New-York: Harper & Brothers, page 38
- Foshan is a town in the neighbourhood of Canton, and happened to be the scene of Colonel Chesney's ill usage.1857 July-December, Thomas De Quincey, “Hints Towards an Appreciation of the Coming War in China.”, in Titan A Monthly Magazine, volume XXV, →OCLC, page 69, column 1
Foshan meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Vietnamese
Foshan in Marathi
- a city of China
- फोशान phośān
Foshan in Arabic
- a city of China
- فُوشَان fušān
Foshan in Vietnamese
- a city of China
- Phật Sơn
Examples of Foshan in a sentence
- At Foshan, south of Canton, 147 Japanese soldiers have died of cholera.1939 May 20 [1939 May 19], “Chinese Attacks Cost Japanese 24 Planes and 3 Warships”, in Daily Worker, volume XVI, number 120, New York...
- In January 2020, officials took Ghappar from his home in the southern city of Foshan to a police station in Kucha, Xinjiang.2020 August 7, Sophie Stuber, “Video of Uighur handcuffed to bed in quarantine centre refocuses attention on Chinese persecution”, in...
- More than 500 million yuan ($75 million) may have been loaned, backed by stockpiles of the metal stored in a warehouse in the city of Foshan that turned out to be worth significantly less than that.2022 June 6, “‘Fake’ Aluminum Stocks Put Perils of China’s Commodities Funding in Spotlight”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC...
Synonyms of Foshan
Forms of Foshan
| alternative form | Fo-shan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Fo-chan |
Origin of Foshan
From Mandarin 佛山 (Fóshān).
Words that rhyme with Foshan
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- clan
- ban
- Cheyenne
- Longshan
- Nanshan
- plan
- an
- gan
- Gushan
- han
- Hongshan
- mann
- nan
- stan
- tan
- unman
- Baoshan
- Dongshan
- flan
- Heshan
- Jinshan
- langshan
- marzipan
- panne
- Qishan
- ran
- rattan
- bantustan
- began
- chan
- Fengshan
- Fran
- Guanshan
- Hengshan
- Huangshan
- Huishan
- japan
- Lausanne
- Lianshan
- Lushan
- Marianne
- Pingshan
- scran
- sedan
- shan
- than
- trapan
- trepan
Questions about Foshan
- What does Foshan mean?
- Foshan means a large prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeast China.
- What is Foshan in Marathi?
- Foshan in Marathi is फोशान (phośān). See Foshan meaning in Marathi.
- How do you use Foshan in a sentence?
- At Foshan, south of Canton, 147 Japanese soldiers have died of cholera.
- What part of speech is Foshan?
- Foshan is a proper noun.
Words near Foshan in the dictionary
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