Quanzhou
Syllables: Quan·zhou/ˈt͡ʃwɑnˈt͡soʊ/
Quanzhou proper noun: a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China.
Proper noun (1)
Quanzhou
- A prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China.
- Between 1946 and 1948 in the ruins of the foundations of Quanzhou’s South Gate Tower and southern wall we excavated more that twenty large white gravestones, inscribed in Arabic on both sides. They obviously had been taken from a demolished Islamic mosque. The area overlooked in the Jin River and...1984, Zhuang Weiji, quotee, Jews in Old China: Studies by Chinese Scholars, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 147
- Located on the Jin River, Quanzhou was China’s principal port during the Song and Yuan dynasties.2016, “Fujian”, in China, DK, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 297, column 1
Proper noun (2)
Quanzhou
Quanzhou meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
Quanzhou in Arabic
- a city of China
- تْشْيُوَانْتْشُو tšyuwantšū, تْشْيُوَانْجُو tšyuwanjū
Quanzhou in Vietnamese
- a city of China
- Tuyền Châu
- a county of Guangxi, China
- Toàn Châu
Examples of Quanzhou in a sentence
- Between 1946 and 1948 in the ruins of the foundations of Quanzhou’s South Gate Tower and southern wall we excavated more that twenty large white gravestones, inscribed in Arabic on both sides.1984, Zhuang Weiji, quotee, Jews in Old China: Studies by Chinese Scholars, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 147:
- He said that four years ago, the island began receiving water from the Jin River, in Quanzhou, China, and now 70-80% of Kinmen's water comes from China.2023 February 8, Kelvin Chen, “Swiss parliamentarian delegation visits Taiwan's Kinmen”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 08...
Synonyms of Quanzhou
2 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- Tsuan-tsiu
- Chuanchow
Forms of Quanzhou
| alternative form | Cyuanjhou |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ch'uan-chou |
| alternative form | Ch'üan-chou |
| alternative form | Chuanchou |
Origin of Quanzhou
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu, literally “spring prefecture”).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 全州 (Quánzhōu, literally “round prefecture”).
Words formed from Quanzhou
Questions about Quanzhou
- What does Quanzhou mean?
- Quanzhou means a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China.
- What is Quanzhou in Arabic?
- Quanzhou in Arabic is تْشْيُوَانْتْشُو (tšyuwantšū), تْشْيُوَانْجُو (tšyuwanjū). See Quanzhou meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use Quanzhou in a sentence?
- Between 1946 and 1948 in the ruins of the foundations of Quanzhou’s South Gate Tower and southern wall we excavated more that twenty large white gravestones, inscribed in Arabic on both sides.
- What part of speech is Quanzhou?
- Quanzhou is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Quanzhou?
- Quanzhou is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃwɑnˈt͡soʊ/.
Words near Quanzhou in the dictionary
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