Wen-Chou

See also: Wen-chou

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 溫州／温州 (Wēnzhōu) Wade-Giles romanization: Wên¹-Chou¹.

Proper noun

Alternative form of Wenzhou
- 1898, W. A. Pickering, “Life and Adventure at Foochow”, in Pioneering in Formosa‎, London: Hurst and Blackett, →OCLC, page 11:
  The Chinese authorities of Wen-Chou received orders, which we brought with us, from the Governor-General at Foochow, commanding them to render us all necessary assistance.

Translations

Wenzhou — see Wenzhou

References

“Wen-Chou, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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