Quanzhou

== English == === Alternative forms === Ch'uan-chou, Ch'üan-chou, Chuanchou (Wade–Giles) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃwɑnˈt͡soʊ/ enPR: chə-wänʹjōʹ enPR: chüăn′jō′ Hyphenation: Quan‧zhou === Etymology 1 === c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu, literally “spring prefecture”). ==== Alternative forms ==== Cyuanjhou (Tongyong Pinyin) ==== 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 ===== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== “Quanzhou, Ch'uan-chou, Ch'üan-chou, Chuanchou, Chuanchow”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Quanzhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[8], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2549, column 2 === 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 ===== ==== Further reading ==== Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Quanzhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[9], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2549, column 3 == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Quanzhou f Quanzhou (a city in Fujian, China) Synonym: Chincheu