Jian'ou
Syllables: Jian·ou
Jian'ou proper noun: a county-level city of Nanping, Fujian, China.
Proper noun
Jian'ou
- A county-level city of Nanping, Fujian, China.
- After clearing the Japanese outside coastline a sufficient distance, a general westerly course will be set for one or more of the following airports in China: Chuchow, Chuchow (Lishui), Yushan and/or Chienou. Chuchow is about seventy miles inland and two hundred miles to the south southwest of...[1964, Carroll V. Glines, “The Preparation”, in Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders, D. Van Nostrand Company, →OCLC, page 38
- Li, from Jianou in Fujian province, was confirmed to have been infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus in March.
"A doctor in her village will carry out medical checks every day and report her condition to us to ensure her complete recovery," said Huang Jian, deputy director of Jianou's Health Bureau.[2007 May 29, “China says bird flu patient recovers, goes home”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2022
Forms of Jian'ou
| alternative form | Chien-ou |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kienow |
| alternative also | Jianou |
Origin of Jian'ou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 建甌 /建瓯 (Jiàn'ōu).
Questions about Jian'ou
- What does Jian'ou mean?
- Jian'ou means a county-level city of Nanping, Fujian, China.
- What part of speech is Jian'ou?
- Jian'ou is a proper noun.
Words near Jian'ou in the dictionary
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