Danzhou

See also: dānzhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Tan-chou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 儋州 (Dānzhōu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑnˈd͡ʒoʊ/, /dæn-/

Proper noun

Danzhou

1. A prefecture-level city in Hainan, China.
   • 2019 August 29, “Tornado kills 8 on China’s Hainan island”, in AP News‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 June 2022‎^[2]:

     A tornado has swept through Hainan island in southern China, killing eight people and injuring two others.
     The official Xinhua News Agency said the tornado struck Nada town in Danzhou city early Thursday morning.

   • 2022 January 4, Christian Shepherd, Alicia Chen, “China Evergrande’s $300 billion cash crunch is deepened by demolition order”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 January 2022, Asia‎^[4]:

     Ocean Flower Island, an Evergrande project off the coast of Danzhou in China's Hainan province. […]
     Trading of China Evergrande Group shares was suspended Monday following reports from local media that the Danzhou government had ordered the removal within 10 days of 39 apartment blocks on an artificial island in the seaside city after ruling that previous approvals were not valid.

Synonyms

• Tamchiu
• Tamchow

Translations

city in Hainan, China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 儋州 (daam¹ zau¹)

  Mandarin: 儋州 (zh) (Dānzhōu)