Yongchun

Yong·chun
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/jɔŋ.t͡ʃən/

proper noun

A county of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Yung-ch'un

  1. A county of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.

    Born in Yongchun county in the southern coastal province of Fujian, Xu spent years in the NDRC’s powerful pricing department.

    2014 September 15, Michael Martina, Matthew Miller, Beijing newsroom, “'Mr. Confession' and his boss drive China's antitrust crusade”, in Ian Geoghegan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2023, Top News
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    Yungchun County of Fukien Province, East China, has mobilized the masses and built small and medium-sized hydro-electric power stations through self-reliance.

    [1972 January 17, “Fukien's Yungchun County Builds Hydropower Stations”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 11, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking NCNA International Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: East Region, page C 10

    The deity in the center is Master Qingshui. He was born in Yongchun County, Fujian in 1037. Master Qingshui left home at an early age to become a monk, and quickly became renowned for his intelligence and mastery of the sutras.

    四鯤鯓龍山寺

    (Can we date this quote?), “Longshan temple [四鯤鯓龍山寺]”, in Office of English as the Second Official Language, Tainan City Government, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2022

    Synonyms: Eng-chhun, Eng Choon, Eng Chhun

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA county of Quanzhou, Fujian, China.

Origin

  1. Mandarin永春
  2. EnglishYongchun

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永春 (Yǒngchūn).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 永春
  • 永春city in Fujian
Chinese Mandarin 永春
  • 永春 (Yǒngchūn)city in Fujian
Malay Yongchun
  • Yongchuncity in Fujian
Polish Yongchun
  • Yongchuncity in Fujian
Cite this entry
APA

Yongchun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yongchun

MLA

“Yongchun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yongchun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yongchun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yongchun.

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