Chuzhou

See also: Chúzhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Ch'u-chou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 滁州 (Chúzhōu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuːˈd͡ʒoʊ/, enPR: cho͞oʹjōʹ

Proper noun

Chuzhou

1. A prefecture-level city in Anhui, China.
   • [1908, Archibald McLean, “Introductory Note”, in Breaking Down Chinese Walls: From a Doctor's Viewpoint‎^[1], Fleming H. Revell Company, →OCLC, page 5:

     Chu Cheo, a town about forty miles northwest of Nanking, has been the scene of his labours. The doctor's work has been to conduct a hospital and dispensary in the central station at Chu Cheo, visit and preach the Gospel and heal the sick in the outstations and villages round about.]

   • 2003 February 16, Chris Buckley, “Seeking the Missing, Chinese Find Hope Online”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, World‎^[3]:

     Ms. Wu grew up in Chuzhou, a city of 200,000 set in the flat croplands of Anhui Province, in central China. She was a smart, well-liked business student at a local college and dreamed of running her own company, said her family and teachers.

   • 2023 May 31, Dominique Patton, “Cargill to sell China poultry business to private equity firm DCP Capital”, in Christian Schmollinger, editor, Reuters‎^[4], archived from the original on May 31, 2023, Retail & Consumer‎^[5]:

     The sale of the unit known as Cargill Protein China is subject to regulatory approvals but is expected to close this year, it added.
     The sale includes chicken farms in Chuzhou in eastern Anhui province and related manufacturing sites.

Translations

prefecture-level city in eastern China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 滁州 (zh) (Chúzhōu)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Chuzhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 802, column 3