Bachu

See also: bachu, báchú, bàchù, bá chủ, and bà chủ

English

Alternative forms

• Pa-ch'u (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴楚 (Bāchǔ).

Proper noun

Bachu

1. Synonym of Maralbexi: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • 2003 February 24, John Pomfret, “Quake Kills More Than 250 in Western China”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on March 03, 2024‎^[2]:

     Farmhouses and schools collapsed and dormitories crumbled when the temblor, which registered 6.8 on the Richter scale, hit the western part of Xinjiang province, near China's mountainous border with Kyrgyzstan, on Monday morning.
     In one village in Bachu County, more than 1,000 buildings and houses collapsed, according to the state-run New China News Agency. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless and were preparing to spend the night outside in the wintry chill, witnesses said.

   • 2013 November 17, Jane Perlez, “9 Attackers and 2 Officers Reported Killed in Tense Western China”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-11-18, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     Details of the assault were sparse, but the news agency said the attackers in Selibuya had been armed with knives and axes. Calls to the authorities in Kashgar, about 100 miles from the police station, and in the nearby town of Bachu were not answered.