Quanzhou

English

Alternative forms

(from Wade–Giles) Ch'uan-chou, Ch'üan-chou

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃwɑnˈt͡soʊ/

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu, literally “spring prefecture”).

Alternative forms

(from Tongyong Pinyin) Cyuanjhou

Proper noun

Quanzhou

A prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China.

Synonyms

Zeitoun, Zaitun, Zayton, Zaytun, Zaytoun, Zeytoun
Chinchew, Chinchu, Chin-chiu, Tsuan-tsiu
Chuanchow

Derived terms

Quanzhounese

Translations

a city of China

Arabic: تْشْيُوَانْتْشُو‎ m (tšyuwantšū), تْشْيُوَانْجُو‎ m (tšyuwanjū)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 泉州 (cyun⁴ zau¹)

Hakka: 泉州 (Chhièn-chû)

Mandarin: 泉州 (zh) (Quánzhōu)

Min Nan: 泉州 (zh-min-nan) (Choân-chiu)
Hungarian: Csüancsou
Japanese: 泉州 (ja) (せんしゅう, Senshū)
Korean: 취안저우 (Chwianjeou)
Macedonian: Чи́енџоу n (Číendžou)
Portuguese: Chincheu f, Quanzhou f
Russian: Цюаньчжо́у m (Cjuanʹčžóu)
Vietnamese: Tuyền Châu

References

Shabad, Theodore (1972), “Index”, in China's Changing Map‎, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, LCCN 71-178868, OCLC 482667885, pages 345, 348:
Chinese place names are listed in three common spelling styles: […] (1) the Post Office system, […] (2) the Wade-Giles system, […] shown after the main entry […] (3) the Chinese Communists' own Pinyin romanization system, which also appears in parentheses […] Chüanchow (Ch'üan-chou, Quanzhou), Fukien Province

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 全州 (Quánzhōu, literally “round prefecture”).

Proper noun

Quanzhou

A county in Guilin, Guangxi, China.

Translations

a county of Guangxi, China

Chinese:
Cantonese: 全州 (cyun⁴ zau¹)

Hakka: 全州 (Chhiòn-chû)

Mandarin: 全州 (zh) (Quánzhōu)

Min Nan: 全州 (Choân-chiu)
Japanese: 全州 (ぜんしゅう, Zenshū)
Korean: 전주 (ko) (Jeonju)
Vietnamese: Toàn Châu

Portuguese

Proper noun

Quanzhou f

Quanzhou (a city in Fujian, China)
Synonym: Chincheu

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