Leizhou

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Leizhou

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

proper noun 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.
  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.

Similar: Luichow, Luichew

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name county-level city in Guangdong, China

中文雷州 Léizhōu

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@misc{leizhou_2026,
  title = {Leizhou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leizhou},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}