Wenzhou

See also: Wēnzhōu

English

Map including WENZHOU (DMA, 1996)

Alternative forms

Wenchow (dated)
(from Wade–Giles) Wen-chou, Wen-Chou

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 溫州／温州 (Wēnzhōu).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /wɛnˈd͡ʒəʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /wʌnˈd͡ʒoʊ/
Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Wenzhou

A prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, in southeastern China.

Synonyms

(dated) Yongjia (Yung-chia)

Derived terms

Wenzhounese

Translations

city in China

Arabic: وَنْتْشُو‎ m (wantšū), وَنْجُو‎ m (wanjū)
Bulgarian: Уънджоу m (Uǎndžou)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 溫州, 温州 (wan¹ zau¹)

Hakka: 溫州, 温州 (Vûn-chû)

Mandarin: 溫州／温州 (zh) (Wēnzhōu)

Min Dong: 溫州, 温州 (Ŭng-ciŭ)

Min Nan: 溫州 (zh-min-nan), 温州 (Un-chiu)

Wu: 溫州, 温州 (un tseu)
German: Wenzhou (de) n
Hungarian: Vencsou
Japanese: 温州 (おんしゅう, Onshū; うんしゅう, Unshū)
Korean: 원저우 (Wonjeou), 온주(溫州) (Onju)
Lithuanian: Vendžou ?
Russian: Вэньчжо́у m (Vɛnʹčžóu)
Ukrainian: Веньчжо́у m (Venʹčžóu)
Vietnamese: Ôn Châu

Further reading

“Wenzhou”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Wenzhou, in Encyclopædia Britannica
“Wenzhou, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“Wenzhou”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Wenzhou at OneLook Dictionary Search
“Wenzhou” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.

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