Etymology

Suchow

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Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州
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Suchow · proper noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from蘇州 /苏州
  2. English todaySuchow

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州 (Sūzhōu).

Suchow · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from徐州
  2. English todaySuchow

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 徐州 (Xúzhōu).

Suchow · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from敘州 /叙州
  2. English todaySuchow

From an irregular romanization of Mandarin 敘州 /叙州 (Xùzhōu).

Suchow · proper noun4

From the Mandarin pronunciation of 肅州 /肃州 (Sùzhōu).

Words from the same roots

Mandarin蘇州 all →

Suzhou

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