Leizhou

Lei·zhou
L1E1I1Z10H4O1U1

proper noun

A peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lei-chou

  1. A peninsula in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.

    Total China, a subsidiary of France's Compagnie Fran,caise des Petroles, said today that it had discovered significant hydrocarbon shows at the site of its first well off the China coast. The well is 12 miles west of China's Leizhou peninsula.

    1981 February 19 [1981 February 18], “China Offshore Oil Hint”, in The New York Times, sourced from AP, Paris, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Section D, page 8
  2. A county-level city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.

    APRIL 28, GUANGDONG PROVINCE Chen Kangbing, 33, broke into a primary school in Leizhou, Guangdong province, and stabbed 16 students and one teacher with a knife. He had been laid off as a teacher at a nearby school district.

    2010 May 12, Lucy Hornby, Huang Yan, “Factbox: Attacks on Chinese schools this year”, in Jeremy Laurence, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 15 May 2022, World News

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Mandarin雷州
  2. EnglishLeizhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 雷州
  • 雷州 (leoi⁴ zau¹)county-level city in Guangdong, China
Chinese Mandarin 雷州
  • 雷州 (Léizhōu)county-level city in Guangdong, China
Cite this entry
APA

Leizhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leizhou

MLA

“Leizhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leizhou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leizhou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leizhou.

Source: Leizhou on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.