Sep 29, 2009 22:58
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Ho-Tchu (now Quanhzou)
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Quanhzou is 泉州市. Ho-Tchu is supposedly its former name during Ming Dynasty. Any idea what it is in Chinese? Thanks.
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| 4 +1 | 福州 |
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福州
In Taiwanese (similar to the language spoken in Fujian province), it sounds like 福州.
The following reference should confirm the guess:
"福州市（闽东语：Hók-ciŭ；英语：Fuzhou，Foochow或Hockchew）...因丰州境内有泉山，改名泉州，而隋开皇十二年（592年），原丰县改称闽县。"
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/福州市
Just for your reference.
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Note added at 38 mins (2009-09-29 23:36:55 GMT)
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original: In Taiwanese (similar to the language spoken in Fujian province)
correction: In Taiwanese (dialect spoken in Taiwan, similar to the dialect spoken in Fujian) - more precisely (as opposed to official spoken language, Mandarin)
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Quanzhou = Wade-Giles: Ch'üan2-chou1; Min Nan (Hokkien): Chôan-chiu; aka (English) Chinchew/Chinchu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou#Geography
Quanzhou is a coastal prefecture bordered by Xiamen sub-provincial city to the south west. It also forms another border with Zhangzhou and Longyan prefecture level city towards the west. Putian and Fuzhou forms Quanzhou's north east border and Sanming from the north.
Quanzhou (Chinese: 泉州; pinyin: Quánzhōu; Wade-Giles: Ch'üan2-chou1; Min Nan (Hokkien): Chôan-chiu) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. ... In older English works, its name may appear as Chinchew or Chinchu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou#History
In The Travels of Marco Polo, Quanzhou (called Zayton, T'swan-Chau or Chin-Cheu) ...
Quanzhou is a coastal prefecture bordered by Xiamen sub-provincial city to the south west. It also forms another border with Zhangzhou and Longyan prefecture level city towards the west. Putian and Fuzhou forms Quanzhou's north east border and Sanming from the north.
Quanzhou (Chinese: 泉州; pinyin: Quánzhōu; Wade-Giles: Ch'üan2-chou1; Min Nan (Hokkien): Chôan-chiu) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. ... In older English works, its name may appear as Chinchew or Chinchu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou#History
In The Travels of Marco Polo, Quanzhou (called Zayton, T'swan-Chau or Chin-Cheu) ...
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