Taizhou

See also: Tāizhōu and Táizhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Taichow (Postal)
• T'ai-chou (Wade–Giles)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɪˈd͡ʒoʊ/
• enPR: tīʹjōʹ
• Hyphenation: Tai‧zhou

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 台州 (Tāizhōu).

Proper noun

Taizhou

1. A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in eastern China.
   • [1911, “Vegetable Kingdom”, in Chinese Materia Medica‎^[2], →OCLC, page 109:

     Another kind mentioned in the Pêntsao is 天竺桂 (T‘ien-chu-kuei). Porter Smith, on the supposition that the first two characters meant India, identified this with Cinnamomum tamala. But Li Shih-chen says that it is so named from a place called T‘ien-chu, in the prefecture of Taichou, Chekiang, where it grows plentifully. It is a large tree, bearing abundant flowers and a fruit the size of a lotus nut.]

   • 2014 July 28, Andrew Jacobs, “China Removes Crosses From Two More Churches in Crackdown”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 July 2014, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     On Friday, congregants at the Wenling Church in the city of Taizhou faced off with as many as 4,000 police officers but failed to prevent the removal of two crosses from atop their building. […]
     One of the two crosses that were removed on Friday from the Wenling Church in Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China. […]
     At the Wenling Church in Taizhou, congregants said hundreds of Christians sang hymns at daybreak on Friday as the riot police surrounded the church, which is anchored by a distinctive clock tower capped by a bright red cross.

Translations

city in Zhejiang

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 台州

  Mandarin: 台州 (zh) (Tāizhōu)

• Hungarian: Tajcsou (hu)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 泰州 (Tàizhōu).

Proper noun

Taizhou

1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.
   • 2021 September 15, “China's embattled Evergrande tries to pay bills with parking spots”, in France 24‎^[5], archived from the original on 15 September 2021‎^[6]:

     In eastern Jiangsu province anxious investors gathered on Wednesday morning outside company offices in Taizhou city, while similar protests have been reported in Anhui and unpaid workers have demanded their wages in Ezhou city, Hubei.

Translations

city in Jiangsu

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 泰州 (taai³ zau¹)

  Mandarin: 泰州 (zh) (Tàizhōu)

• Hungarian: Tajcsou (hu)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can