Zhangzhou

See also: Zhāngzhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Chang-chou (Wade–Giles)
• Changchow, Chang-chow (dated)
• Jhangjhou (Tongyong Pinyin)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 漳州 (Zhāngzhōu), from its former status as the seat of Zhang Prefecture, named for the Zhang River.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɑŋˈt͡soʊ/

Proper noun

Zhangzhou

1. A prefecture-level city in southern Fujian, China.
   • [1983 May 29, “Gourmet food at bargain prices in historic Tainan”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly]‎^[1], volume XXII, number 29, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 2–3:

     Since the old man used a special method of crushing the meat, which he learned from a master chef at Changchou in Fukien Province, his business flourished and the name “Tuhsiaoyeh” spread rapidly.]

   • 1999 October 11, “Typhoon Leaves 30 Dead in China”, in AP News‎^[2], archived from the original on 01 July 2022:

     ``It looked as if the winds would carry you away the minute you stepped outside,″ the newspaper quoted Ding Jianmu, an official with the city government in Zhangzhou, another Fujian city, as saying.
     Seven people in Zhangzhou were killed by collapsing buildings and walls. Another five died in Xiamen and 18 were killed in the nearby city of Quanzhou.

   • [2008 October 20, Li-jen Liu, “MOE launches first Hoklo-language online dictionary”, in Taipei Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 October 2008, Taiwan News, page 2‎^[4]:

     Phonological differences and regional variations, including the two major variants — Chuanchou (泉州) and Changchou (漳州) — are also recognized by the dictionary, she said.]

   • 2014, Lu Hsiu-lien, Ashley Esarey, My Fight for a New Taiwan‎^[5], University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 20:

     My ancestors came from the region of Zhangzhou in Fujian, China.

Synonyms

• (dated, from Hokkien) Changchew, Chiangchew, Tsiang-tsiu
• Lungki

Derived terms

• Zhangzhounese

Translations

a city of China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 漳州 (zoeng¹ zau¹)

  Hakka: 漳州 (Chông-chû)

  Hokkien: 漳州 (Chiang-chiu)

  Mandarin: 漳州 (zh) (Zhāngzhōu)

• Japanese: 漳州 (しょうしゅう, Shōjū), ショウ州 (Shōjū)
• Korean: 장주 (Jangju), 장저우 (Jangjeou)
• Manchu: ᠵᠠᠩᠵᡠ (jangju)
• Russian: Чжанчжо́у m (Čžančžóu)
• Vietnamese: Chương Châu

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Zhangzhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3562, column 1
• “Zhangzhou”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Zhangzhou, Chang-chou, Changchou, Changchow, Chang-chow, Changchew, Chiangchew, Tsiang-tsiu at Google Ngram Viewer
• “Zhangzhou”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Zhangzhou”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Zhangzhou” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.