jhangjhou
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Zhangzhou.
Example Sentences
- "He then built a settlement in southern Cyuanjhou and from there dispatched trading vessels to Japan, Taiwan, Manila and other destinations.[…] Between 70 to 80 percent of immigrants were from the Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou regions (Hoklos), 20 percent were from the Jiaing and Chaojhou regions (Hakkas), and only 1 percent from other prefectures of Fujian or other provinces."
- "According to the official, "Those from Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou prefectures in Fujian, who have no land to work, no employment and nothing to eat, can become rich, or at least support themselves, once they come to Taiwan.""
- "According to the census data gathered in 1995, the Holo people, descendants of the Fukienses (mainly from Cyuanjhou and Jhangjhou of the Fujian) migrated to Taiwan at the end of the Ching dynasty (1683-1895)."
- "Chiang was a native of Yilan, and his ancestors originally hailed from Longsi County in the Jhangjhou area of Fujian Province."
- "The reclamation of the Taipei Basin began with people from Jhangjhou and the Hakka."
- "Roughly 93% of the inhabitants of Niaosong Township came from Cyuanjhou and Jhangjhou of Fujian Province, China."
Etymology
The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 漳州 (Zhāngzhōu) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhangjhou.
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 漳州