Ch'uan-chou

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu), Wade-Giles romanization: Chʻüan²-chou¹.

Proper noun

Ch'uan-chou

1. Alternative form of Quanzhou
   • 1999, Murray A. Rubinstein, editor, Taiwan: A New History‎^[1], M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, page 179:

     The development of the tea and camphor trades conferred locational advantages upon settlers from Chang-chou and the Hakka in northern Taiwan, serving to balance the scales against previously dominant Ch'uan-chou residents.

Translations

Quanzhou — see Quanzhou