Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Leizhou.
At the opposite end of the province from the relatively cool northern hills was a long peninsula projecting towards the tropical island of Hainan — our modern atlases show it as Luichow. In T’ang times it was under the jurisdiction of Lei-chou.
1967, Edward H. Schafer, The Vermilion Bird, University of California Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 30
Origin
- Mandarin雷州
- EnglishLei-chou
From Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Lei²-chou¹.
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Lei-chou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lei-chou
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