Yiwu
See also: yīwù, yíwù, yìwù, and Yìwū
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) I-wu
Etymology
From Mandarin 義烏／义乌 (Yìwū).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jiːˈwuː/
Proper noun
Yiwu
- A county-level city in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.
- 1942 May 25, “Chinese Occupy Strategic Points On Old Caravan Road”, in The Bombay Chronicle, volume XXX, number 123, OCLC 838632359, page 1:
- The text of to-night's "communique" says:-
[...]Heavy fighting is continuing in the East Chekiang province with the Japanese launching vigorous attacks at Kienteh and Yiwu to the north-east of Kinhawa, the provincial capital.
The Japanese troops on the Railway first attacked the Chinese positions in the vicinity of Yiwu in mass formation and then split up into several small units and attempted infiltration tactics.
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Translations
city in Zhejiang
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