"Wenzhou" meaning in English

See Wenzhou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wɛnˈd͡ʒəʊ/ [UK], /wʌnˈd͡ʒoʊ/ [US]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 溫州/温州 (Wēnzhōu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|溫州}} 溫州, {{bor|en|cmn|溫州}} Mandarin 溫州/温州 (Wēnzhōu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wenzhou
  1. A prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, in southeastern China. Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press, Defense Mapping Agency, Wenzhou Categories (place): Cities in Zhejiang, Places in China, Places in Zhejiang, Wenzhou Synonyms: Yongjia, Yung-chia [dated], Wenchow [dated], Wen-chou, Wen-Chou, Wenchou (alt: Wade–Giles) Derived forms: Wenzhounese Translations (city in China): وَنْتْشُو (wantšū) [masculine] (Arabic), وَنْجُو (wanjū) [masculine] (Arabic), Уънджоу (Uǎndžou) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 溫州 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 温州 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 溫州 (Chinese Cantonese), 温州 (wan¹ zau¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 溫州 (Chinese Mandarin), 温州 (Wēnzhōu) (Chinese Mandarin), 溫州 (Eastern Min Chinese), 温州 (Ŭng-ciŭ) (Eastern Min Chinese), Wenzhou [neuter] (German), 溫州 (Hakka Chinese), 温州 (Vûn-chû) (Hakka Chinese), Vencsou (Hungarian), 温州 (alt: おんしゅう, Onshū; うんしゅう, Unshū) (Japanese), 원저우 (Wonjeou) (Korean), 온주 (Onju) (alt: 溫州) (Korean), Vendžou (Lithuanian), Вэньчжо́у (Vɛnʹčžóu) [masculine] (Russian), Веньчжо́у (Venʹčžóu) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Ôn Châu (Vietnamese), 溫州 (Wu Chinese), 温州 (¹uen-tseu) (Wu Chinese)

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    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Wonjeou",
      "sense": "city in China",
      "word": "원저우"
    },
    {
      "alt": "溫州",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Onju",
      "sense": "city in China",
      "word": "온주"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "city in China",
      "word": "Vendžou"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Vɛnʹčžóu",
      "sense": "city in China",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Вэньчжо́у"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Venʹčžóu",
      "sense": "city in China",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Веньчжо́у"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "city in China",
      "word": "Ôn Châu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wenzhou"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": Un-chiu vs. zh-min-nan",
  "path": [
    "Wenzhou"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Wenzhou",
  "trace": ""
}

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