Jinzhu

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See also: jīnzhū, jīnzhǔ, and jìnzhù

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金珠 (Jīnzhū).

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Jinzhu

  1. A town in Longtan district, Jilin, Jilin, China.
    • [1976 August, “Huge Meteorite Shower in Kirin”, in China Reconstructs[1], volume XXV, number 8, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38, column 1:
      IN MID-AFTERNOON on March 8 a stone meteor flamed across Kirin, province and at 15:01:59 hours exploded over Chinchu commune outside the city of Kirin, shaking the earth. [] Most fragments fell in Tatun commune outside Kirin and Chiangmifeng commune in Yungchi county. Larger ones fell in Chinchu commune.]
  2. A town in Daocheng, Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China.
    • 2017, Peter Herrle, “Dromi Tsang House in Dabpa”, in Tibetan Houses: Vernacular Architecture of the Himalayas and Environs[2], →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 104:
      The Dromi Tsang House (kro me chong) is located in the region of Dabpa (,dab pa), in the village of Sumdu (gsum 'du, chin. Sangdui).[...]Another major town is Dapba (chin. Jinzhu), located some 28 km in the south.

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