Meanings
- obsoleteObsolete form of Huangzhou.
An excellent example of the Chinese colporteur's zeal and capacity is afforded by Hsi Fuh Ts'ing, who lives at Hwangchow in the province of Hupeh.
1929, Another Milestone, British and Foreign Bible Society, page 672 more examples
He left Nanking for the front, and, on the first of April, the offensive was well under way. The advance was rapid. That same day Hwangchow, a Wuhan garrison town, was occupied by Government troops. Gunboats of the Nanking Navy had been concentrated in the Yangtze and had proceeded up-river until they were within ten miles of Hankow.
1937, Hollington K. Tong, Chiang Kai-shek: Soldier And Statesman, volume 1, London: Hurst & Blackett, →OCLC, page 262Fortunately, the governments' efforts to oblige traders to ensure accurate registration by going via Hwangchow were never successful, though repeatedly essayed in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries.
2001, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Civilizations, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 409
Origin
- Mandarin黃州
- EnglishHwangchow
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 黃州 (Huángzhōu).
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