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Suchow
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- 1 Alternative form of Suzhou, Jiangsu. alt-of, alternative, historical
"The Chinese have a proverb which says: "Above is heaven; below are Su and Hang“ indicating the high esteem which they place upon the two cities, Suchow and Hangchow. Suchow is over twenty-three hundred years old, and has at present a population variously estimated at from three hundred thousand to half a million, though at one time it is said to have contained over a million."
- 2 Alternative form of Xuzhou, Jiangsu. alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete
"The construction of railroads has increased the importance of a number of cities, especially those located at the intersection of two lines. On the Tientsin-Pukow Railway this growth is illustrated by Tsinan, which is the junction for the railroad to Tsingtao, and Suchow, where this line meets the Lung-Hai Railway."
- 3 Alternative form of Xuzhou, Sichuan. alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete
- 4 Alternative form of Suzhou, Gansu. alt-of, alternative
"Our fellows were at base camp no. 70, waiting for help. Their food supplies would not last till the end of June. Again and again, orally and in writing, we had asked for lubricating oil for the convoy. We had still, at camp no. 70, enough petrol to enable three motor-lorries and the small car to cover a stretch of 930 miles—i.e. the distance from Korla to Suchow via Hami and Anhsi."
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州 (Sūzhōu).
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 徐州 (Xúzhōu).
From an irregular romanization of Mandarin 敘州 /叙州 (Xùzhōu).
From the Mandarin pronunciation of 肅州 /肃州 (Sùzhōu).
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