Meanings
Hsin-chou1
- alternativeAlternative form of Xinzhou, Shanxi.
THERE are two stations of the English Baptist Mission in the province of Shan-si, one in T'ai-yuen-fu, and the other in Hsin-chou, which is situated about forty-five miles north of that city. The station of Hsin-chou was opened by Mr. Dixon in 1885.
1904, Robert Coventry Forsyth, editor, The China Martyrs of 1900, Fleming H. Revell Company, →OCLC, page 43
Hsin-chou2
- alternativeAlternative form of Xinzhou, Guangdong.
Hui-neng answered: 'Your discipline^([sic – meaning disciple]) is from Lingnan [south of the Mountain Ranges, in the region of the present Canton]. A citizen of Hsin-chou, I have come a great distance to pay homage, without seeking anything except the Law of the Buddha.’
1982, “Buddhism”, in Ninian Smart, Richard D. Hecht, editors, Sacred Texts of the World, Quercus Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 270
Hsin-chou3
Origin
Hsin-chou · proper noun
- Mandarin忻州
- EnglishHsin-chou
From Mandarin 忻州 (Xīnzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin¹-chou¹.
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- Mandarin新州
- EnglishHsin-chou
From Mandarin 新州 (Xīnzhōu) Wade-Giles romanization: Hsin¹-chou¹.
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Full word history & related roots →Hsin-chou · proper noun
- Mandarin新洲
- EnglishHsin-chou
From Mandarin 新洲 (Xīnzhōu) Wade-Giles romanization: Hsin¹-chou¹.
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