Wu-ch'uan
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[edit]Etymology 1
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From Mandarin 武川 (Wǔchuān) Wade-Giles romanization: Wu³-chʻuan¹.
Proper noun
[edit]- Alternative form of Wuchuan
- 1938, Peter A. Boodberg, “Marginalia to the Histories of the Northern Dynasties”, in Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies[1], volume 3, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 245:
- Under the leadership of P'O-LIU-HAN Pa-ling 破六韓拔陵, the rebels, consisting chiefly of "barbarian" garrisons of the northern frontier posts overran the important district of Wu-ch'uan 武川.
- 1998, Chris Peers, Warlords of China, 700 B.C. to A.D. 1662[2], Arms and Armour Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 109:
- The Li clan was certainly of major importance in its own locality, which was centred around the garrison town of Wu-ch'uan on the northern frontier.
Translations
[edit]Wuchuan — see Wuchuan
Etymology 2
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From Mandarin 婺川 Wade-Giles romanization: Wu⁴-chʻuan¹.
Proper noun
[edit]- Alternative form of Wuchuan
Translations
[edit]Wuchuan — see Wuchuan