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Huizhou¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 惠州 (Huìzhōu).

proper noun Hui-chou

  1. A prefecture-level city in southeastern Guangdong, China. Whenever Ch'en Chiung-ming, still at large in the East River uplands, would move on Canton, Liu and Yang would requisition from Sun a sum of 10,000 silver yuan* for the defense of Canton, or C$100,000 to force Ch'en back up the East River to Huichou.

    Similar: Waichow

Huizhou²

Where it comes from

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 徽州 (Huīzhōu).

proper noun Hui-chou

  1. historical A region in modern-day Anhui, in southeastern China. ANHUI 安徽 a province whose name is derived from its two chief prefectures, An-chʻing and Hui-chou.

noun Hui-chou

  1. uncountable A group of varieties of Chinese spoken in and around the region of Huizhou.

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name a city of China

한국어후이저우 Hu'ijeou, 혜주 Hyeju
日本語惠州 Keishū
中文惠州 Huìzhōu
РусскийХуэйчжо́у Xuejčžóu, Хуйчжо́у Xujčžóu
Tiếng ViệtHuệ Châu
العربيةخُويْجُو ḵuyjū, هُويْجُو huyjū

name region

中文徽州 Huīzhōu

noun language group

中文徽語 /徽语 huīyǔ

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@misc{huizhou_2026,
  title = {Huizhou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/huizhou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}