Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Xuchang.
It seems that in the autumn of 803 he went on leave. His uncle Po Chi-chên, had recently been moved from his post at Hsü-chou and promoted to be Prefect of Hsü-ch’ang in Central Honan.
1951, Arthur Waley, The Life and Times of Po Chü-i, London: George Allen & Unwin, →OCLC, page 332 more examples
Wang Mao-yüan had now become military governor of Chung-wu Region and commissioner for Ch'en-chou and Hsü-chou, with his headquarters at Hsü-chou (modern Hsü-chʻang in Honan province).
1969, James J. Y. Liu, The Poetry of Li Shang-yin, Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 20After the Empire of Han was taken over by Wei (220) in the fifth year of the Ch’ing-lung period (237), the statue was moved from Ch’ang-an, the capital of Han, to Hsü-ch’ang, the capital of Wei, in modern Honan province.
1979, Kuo-ch'ing Tu, edited by William Schultz, Li Ho, Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 59
Origin
- Mandarin許昌 /许昌
- EnglishHsü-ch'ang
From Mandarin 許昌 /许昌 (Xǔchāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü³-chʻang¹.
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