Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Gaoyou.
From nearby Kaoyu county they learned of a remedy made from a medicinal herb.
1975 March, “Herbal Medicines a Boon to Co-op Medical Care”, in China Reconstructs, volume 24, number 3, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 392 more examples
That bitterly cold winter the Grand Canal had frozen, and Nelson roared down the old Imperial Highway beside it until he reached open water eighty-three miles south of Tsingkiangpu, at Kaoyu.
1971, John C. Pollock, A Foreign Devil in China, Minneapolis, Minn.: World Wide Publications, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 56Kaoyu, with its back against the Kaopao Lake, had "the lake serving as a barrier" and was also an important stronghold covering T'aichou, Chang's strategic town for river defense; militarily it must not be abandoned lightly. But, more importantly, Chang, formerly a salt dealer, always regarded Kaoyu as his mecca.
2000, Anita M. Andrew, John A. Rapp, Autocracy and China's Rebel Founding Emperors, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 136
Origin
The postal romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 高郵／高邮 (Gāoyóu).
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