Huizhou
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A group of varieties of Chinese spoken in and around the region of Huizhou. uncountable
- 1 A prefecture-level city in southeastern Guangdong, China.
"Whenever Ch'en Chiung-ming, still at large in the East River uplands, would move on Canton, Liu and Yang would requisition from Sun a sum of 10,000 silver yuan* for the defense of Canton, or C$100,000 to force Ch'en back up the East River to Huichou."
- 2 A region in modern-day Anhui, in southeastern China. historical
"Xidi, a village in China’s Huizhou region of Anhui Province, dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties."
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More examples"Whenever Ch'en Chiung-ming, still at large in the East River uplands, would move on Canton, Liu and Yang would requisition from Sun a sum of 10,000 silver yuan* for the defense of Canton, or C$100,000 to force Ch'en back up the East River to Huichou."
Etymology
Borrowed c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 惠州 (Huìzhōu).
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 徽州 (Huīzhōu).
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