Fengqiu

Feng·qiu
F4E1N1G2Q10I1U1
/ˌfʌŋˈt͡ʃjoʊ/

proper noun

A county of Xinxiang, Henan, China.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Feng-ch'iu

  1. A county of Xinxiang, Henan, China.

    "This village is just old people and children," said Du Shicheng, 51, a farmer in Fengqiu County whose two adult children work at a cellphone factory in the east. "Everyone else has already left."

    2008 March 10, en, “Shrinking Chinese work force pushes wages up”, in The New York Times (International Business section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2023
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    "A New Era of Poor and Lower-Middle Peasants Taking the Rostrum Has Begun." (January 11, 1969).[…] [The article] Reports the formation of lecture groups of poor and lower-middle peasants and their teaching in rural schools in Feng-ch'iu County, Honan Province.

    [1972, Stewart E. Fraser, Hsu Kuang-liang, “Periodical Articles”, in China: The Cultural Revolution: Its Aftermath and Effects on Education and Society: A Select and Partially Annotated Bibliography, University of London Institute of Education Library, →OCLC, page 75

    Back at Sinhsiang, we spent an evening watching the acrobats of Fengchiu. Fengchiu in north-eastern Honan has a reputation for producing the best acrobats, and they certainly put on an original show.

    [1974, Rewi Alley, “In an Ancient Kingdom the First People's Commune”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XIII, number 6, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 48, column 1

Origin

  1. Mandarin封邱 /封丘
  2. EnglishFengqiu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 封邱 /封丘 (Fēngqiū).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 封邱
  • 封邱county
Chinese Mandarin 封邱, 封丘
  • 封邱 (Fēngqiū)county
  • 封丘 (Fēngqiū)county
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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