Meizhou

See also: Méizhōu, měizhōu, and Měizhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Mei-chou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 梅州 (Méizhōu).

Proper noun

Meizhou

1. A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China.
   • 2021 November 23, Beijing newsroom, “China approves railway project worth $2.55 billion for southern provinces - media”, in Jacqueline Wong, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 09 May 2022, Business News‎^[2]:

     The railway will connect Ruijin city of Jiangxi province and Meizhou city of Guangdong province, […]

Synonyms

• Kaying

Translations

prefecture-level city in Guangdong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 梅州 (mui⁴ zau¹)

  Mandarin: 梅州 (zh) (Méizhōu)

• Georgian: მეიჭოუ (meič̣ou)

Further reading

• Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Meihsien”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[3], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1179, column 2
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Meizhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[4], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1943, column 3: “Also called Mei Xian.”