Lei-chou

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Proper Noun
  1. 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."

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luichewluichow

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"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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