Lei-chou
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Leizhou. alt-of, alternative
"At the opposite end of the province from the relatively cool northern hills was a long peninsula projecting towards the tropical island of Hainan — our modern atlases show it as Luichow. In T’ang times it was under the jurisdiction of Lei-chou."
Synonyms
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More examples"At the opposite end of the province from the relatively cool northern hills was a long peninsula projecting towards the tropical island of Hainan — our modern atlases show it as Luichow. In T’ang times it was under the jurisdiction of Lei-chou."
Etymology
From Mandarin 雷州 (Léizhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Lei²-chou¹.
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