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1. uncountableChinese contextsSynonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.

   We did, however, send them to a Chinese nursery school that fed them a daily lunch of zhou, a rice porridge with various seasonings: pickled turnips, flakes of dough sticks, green or red beans, sesame paste, or something called hot prickly mustard tubers.

   2008 June 11, Matthew Forney, “Scorpions for Breakfast and Snails for Dinner”, in New York Times

   Synonyms: congee

alternative Chou · alternative Chow · alternative Tchou · alternative Chau · alternative Jou · alternative Jhou

1. pluralplural onlyA people of ancient China.

alternative Chou · alternative Chow · alternative Tchou · alternative Chau · alternative Jou · alternative Jhou

1. Various regions of ancient China occupied by this people, including the Fen and Wei valleys
2. A dynasty of rulers over this people, who conquered the Shang kingdom and nominally ruled China until their conquest by Qin in the 3rd century BC

   The history of the water sport, which began to gain international fame in the 1970s, dates back to 278 BC, when Qu Yuan, a Chinese poet and official, committed suicide on the Miluo River in Hunan Province in protest of the court’s alliances and betrayals during the Zhou dynasty.

   2023 November 6, “Prince William takes part in dragon boat race in Singapore”, in EFE, sourced from Singapore, (EFE), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023

3. The realm of this dynasty, surrounding the Yellow River
4. The era of Chinese history during which this dynasty ruled
5. The valley of the Luo and Yi Rivers during the Eastern Zhou dynasty

   Synonyms: imperial realm

6. The short-lived dynasty declared by Wu Zetian during the Tang
7. A surname. of Chinese origin.