Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ch'uan-chou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: ch'uan--chou
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Quanzhou.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does ch'uan-chou mean?: Alternative form of Quanzhou.
Where does ch'uan-chou come from?: From Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu), Wade-Giles romanization: Chʻüan²-chou¹.

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