Wenzhou

See also: Wēnzhōu

English

Map including WENZHOU (DMA, 1996)

Alternative forms

Wenchow (dated)
(from Wade–Giles) Wen-chou, Wen-Chou

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 溫州／温州 (Wēnzhōu).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /wɛnˈd͡ʒəʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /wʌnˈd͡ʒoʊ/
Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Wenzhou

A prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, in southeastern China.

Synonyms

(dated) Yongjia (Yung-chia)

Derived terms

Wenzhounese

Translations

city in China

Arabic: وَنْتْشُو‎ m (wantšū), وَنْجُو‎ m (wanjū)
Bulgarian: Уънджоу m (Uǎndžou)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 溫州／温州 (wan¹ zau¹)

Hakka: 溫州／温州 (Vûn-chû)

Mandarin: 溫州／温州 (zh) (Wēnzhōu)

Min Dong: 溫州／温州 (Ŭng-ciŭ)

Min Nan: 溫州／温州 (zh-min-nan) (Un-chiu)

Wu: 溫州／温州 (un tseu)
German: Wenzhou (de) n
Hungarian: Vencsou
Japanese: 温州 (おんしゅう, Onshū; うんしゅう, Unshū)
Korean: 원저우 (Wonjeou), 온주(溫州) (Onju)
Lithuanian: Vendžou ?
Russian: Вэньчжо́у m (Vɛnʹčžóu)
Ukrainian: Веньчжо́у m (Venʹčžóu)
Vietnamese: Ôn Châu

References

“Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 486: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Wen-chou (Wenzhou) 溫州”

Further reading

“Wenzhou”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Wenzhou, in Encyclopædia Britannica
“Wenzhou, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“Wenzhou”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Wenzhou at OneLook Dictionary Search
“Wenzhou” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.

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