I-tu

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See also: itu, ITU, and Itu

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Etymology 1

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Map including I-tu (DMA, 1975)

From Mandarin 宜都 (Yídū) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-tu¹.

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I-tu

  1. Alternative form of Yidu, Hubei.
    • 1898, Archibald John Little, “Shanghai to Ichang”, in Through the Yang-tse Gorges[1], 3rd edition, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, →OCLC, page 33:
      We passed the walled district city of I-tu, situated upon a small affluent called the Ching Chiang, or Clear River, which takes its rise in the province of Hu-Nan to the south.
    • 1917, Samuel Couling, “Church of Scotland Mission”, in The Encyclopedia Sinica[2], Kelly and Walsh, →OCLC, page 120:
      Owing to the many changes in the small staff, it was not till 1898 that settled out-stations were occupied. In 1917, there are fifteen of these, the chief being I-tu 宜都, about 30 miles from Ichang.
    • 1987, Judith M. Boltz, A Survey of Taoist Literature Tenth to Seventh Centuries[3], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 213:
      According to the hagiography in the Ming gazetteer on Wu-tang Shan, Chang had a traditional classical upbringing as a child in I-tu 宜都 (Hupeh) and eventually entered the civil service.
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Etymology 2

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From Mandarin 益都 Wade–Giles romanization: I⁴-tu¹.

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I-tu

  1. Alternative form of Yidu, Shandong.
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