Meanings
alternative also K'o-tzu-lo-su
- alternativeAlternative form of Kezilesu (Kizilsu)
The Kirghiz chou lies along the south slopes of the Tien Shan, which here forms the frontier between Sinkiang and the Kirghiz S.S.R. of the Soviet Union. It is named for the Kizil Su, rendered phonetically in Chinese as K'o-tzu-le-su, the Kirghiz designation of the Kashgar River.
1972, Theodore Shabad, China's Changing Map National and Regional Development, 1949-71, Praeger Publishers, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3171 more example
Working with Aisa (another rightest) and Said, he plotted to seek greater power for the Uighurs by demanding that Uighur be placed above the Chinese language. He plotted to prevent A-t'u Shih from being included in the K'o-tzu-le-su-k'o-erh-k'o-tzu Autonomous Chou and I-li in the Ha-sa-k'o Autonomous Chou.
1958, ISLAM IN COMMUNIST CHINA, page 104
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Mandarin克孜勒蘇 /克孜勒苏
- EnglishK'o-tzu-le-su
From Mandarin 克孜勒蘇 /克孜勒苏 (Kèzīlèsū), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻo⁴-tzŭ¹-lê⁴-su¹.
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