Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Quanzhou.
The development of the tea and camphor trades conferred locational advantages upon settlers from Chang-chou and the Hakka in northern Taiwan, serving to balance the scales against previously dominant Ch'uan-chou residents.
1999, Murray A. Rubinstein, editor, Taiwan: A New History, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, page 179
Origin
From Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu), Wade-Giles romanization: Chʻüan²-chou¹.
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Ch'uan-chou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ch'uan-chou
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