Wenzhou

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 romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 溫州／温州 (Wēnzhōu).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Wenzhou

1. 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 (zh-min-nan), 温州 (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

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
• Wenzhou at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Wenzhou” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.