Bozhou

Bo·zhou
B3O1Z10H4O1U1

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Po-chou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.

    Finally, Ms. Wang and her boyfriend took an early train to the northwestern city of Bozhou from Shanghai’s Hongqiao station, then car-pooled with other residents to her hometown near Zhoukou in Henan Province.

    2023 January 21, Chang Che, John Liu, “China Cautiously Takes to the Road for Lunar New Year”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2023
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    Han Shan-t’ung of Pochou, the leading White Lotus propagandist in northern Anhwei, advertised himself to his followers as a descendant of the artist-emperor Sung Hui-tsung (r. 1100-25), whose capture by the Jurchen invaders had ended the Northern Sung dynasty (960-1126).

    [1982, Edward L. Dreyer, “The Rise of the Ming Empire, 1352–1368”, in Early Ming China: A Political History, 1355–1435, Stanford, Cali.: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 17

    In the meantime, LGFVs like Anhui Bozhou Jianan Investment Holding Co Ltd, the financing vehicle for the Bozhou city government in Anhui province, one of China's poorest regions, will continue to struggle to service per capita debt that stood at about 3,100 yuan in 2013 from per capita revenue of just 1,635 yuan.

    2015 March 9, Koh Gui Qing, Matthew Miller, Beijing Newsroom, Nate Taplin, Pete Sweeney, “China's deficit plans put squeeze on local government financing”, in John Mair, Will Waterman, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2016

Origin

  1. Mandarin亳州
  2. EnglishBozhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 亳州 (Bózhōu).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 亳州
  • 亳州 (bok³ zau¹)prefecture-level city
Chinese Mandarin 亳州
  • 亳州 (Bózhōu, Bòzhōu)prefecture-level city
Cite this entry
APA

Bozhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bozhou

MLA

“Bozhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bozhou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bozhou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bozhou.

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