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Putien

Putien is the alternative form of Putian.

Meaning of Putian

Proper noun

Putian

  1. A prefecture-level city of Fujian, China.
    • Since we mainly rely on shipping grain into southern Fujian by sea, we could construct modern docks and warehouses for grain at the ports of Xiamen, Jinzhou, Xiaocuo, and Putian Xiuyu, and organize a special shipping brigade to transport grain in, and to ship out cane sugar, fruits, aquatic...1987 February 3 [1986 July 5], Zhiqin Wang, Wang Yang, “SOLVING FUJIAN'S GRAIN PROBLEM: "The Crux of the Grain Problem in Fujian and How To Deal With It"”, in China Report Economic Affairs, volume...
    Synonyms:
    Henghua, Hinghwa, Xinghua

Origin of Putien

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 莆田 (Pútián), Wade-Giles romanization: Pʻu²-tʻien².

Questions about Putien

What is Putien the alternative form of?
Putien is the alternative form of Putian.

Words near Putien in the dictionary

  1. puti
  2. Putian
  3. putid
  4. putidaredoxin
  5. putidness
  6. Putien
  7. Putikian
  8. Putin
  9. Putina
  10. Putineiu
  11. Putinesque

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