Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Quanzhou.
Phonological differences and regional variations, including the two major variants — Chuanchou (泉州) and Changchou (漳州) — are also recognized by the dictionary, she said.
2008 October 20, Li-jen Liu, “MOE launches first Hoklo-language online dictionary”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2008, Taiwan News, page 22 more examples
By the mid-13th century, a magistracy was set up in Penghu by the government of the Yuan Dynasty to exercise jurisdiction over Taiwan and other islands. This office was under the administration of Tungan County in Chuanchou Prefecture.
(Can we date this quote?), Barbara Barnouin, Yu Changgen, “Irresistible Historical Trends, (Selection of documents regarding China and the UN)”, in Chinese Foreign Policy during the Cultural Revolution, Kegan Paul International, published 1998, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 181In the 17th century, Dutch occupiers used Lukang as a major harbor for exports; in 1784 it was designated as the Taiwan seaport for shipping links with the Hanchiang harbor at Chuanchou on the coast of mainland China.
n.d., “About Lukang”, in Lukang Township Office, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2013
Origin
- Mandarin泉州
- EnglishChuanchou
From Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻüan²-chou¹.
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Chuanchou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chuanchou
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