Chin-chou
See also: Ch'in-chou
English
Etymology 1
From Mandarin 錦州／锦州 (Jǐnzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Chin³-chou¹.[1]
Proper noun
Chin-chou
- Alternative form of Jinzhou
- 1908, The Official History of the Russo-Japanese War, volume II, OCLC 12427556, page 8:
- This spot, chosen from the chart, had not been reconnoitred in peace time, and to have done so after the opening of hostilities would have attracted the attention of the Russians, who had a force only some eighteen miles distant at Pu-lan-tien, and another at Chin-chou about twenty-five miles from Yen-tai Bay.
- 1911, N. A. Tretyakov, A. C. Alford, transl.; F. Nolan Baker, editor, My Experiences at Nan Shan and Port Arthur, London: Hugh Rees, Ltd., OCLC 3007562, pages 6-7:
- All this made the situation of the regiment a very difficult one, the more so, as the enemy was free to effect a landing between Chin-chou and Port Arthur, and cut us off from the fortress.
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Translations
Jinzhou — see Jinzhou
References
- Jinzhou, Wade Giles romanization Chin-chou, in Encyclopædia Britannica
Further reading
- “Chin-chou”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Etymology 2
From Mandarin Chinese 秦州 (Qinzhou) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻin²-chou¹.
Proper noun
Chin-chou
- Alternative form of Qinzhou
Translations
Qinzhou — see Qinzhou