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Taizhou¹

  • /taɪˈd͡ʒoʊ/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 台州 (Tāizhōu).

proper noun Taichow · T'ai-chou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in eastern China. Another kind mentioned in the Pêntsao is 天竺桂 (T‘ien-chu-kuei). Porter Smith, on the supposition that the first two characters meant India, identified this with Cinnamomum tamala. But Li Shih-chen says that it is so named from a place called T‘ien-chu, in the prefecture of Taichou, Chekiang, where it

Taizhou²

  • /taɪˈd͡ʒoʊ/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 泰州 (Tàizhōu).

proper noun Taichow · T'ai-chou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China. In eastern Jiangsu province anxious investors gathered on Wednesday morning outside company offices in Taizhou city, while similar protests have been reported in Anhui and unpaid workers have demanded their wages in Ezhou city, Hubei.

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name city in Zhejiang

中文台州 Tāizhōu

name city in Jiangsu

中文泰州 Tàizhōu

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@misc{taizhou_2026,
  title = {Taizhou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taizhou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}