Cyuanjhou

English

Etymology

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 泉州 (Quánzhōu) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Cyuánjhou.

Proper noun

Cyuanjhou

1. Alternative form of Quanzhou
   • 2005, 台灣歷史小百科 : 認識台灣歷史精華讀本 [Mini-encyclopedia of Taiwan History]‎^[1], →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 85, 107:

     He then built a settlement in southern Cyuanjhou and from there dispatched trading vessels to Japan, Taiwan, Manila and other destinations. […]
     Between 70 to 80 percent of immigrants were from the Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou regions (Hoklos), 20 percent were from the Jiaing and Chaojhou regions (Hakkas), and only 1 percent from other prefectures of Fujian or other provinces.

   • 2010 January 30, Songshan District Office, Taipei City, “The Religious Center of Sikou - Songshan Cihyou Temple”, in Taipei City Government‎^[2], archived from the original on 14 September 2022:

     Songshan Cihyou Temple, also named “Songshan Matsu Temple,” was established in 1753 for people to worship its main goddess, “Black-faced Matsu.” According to history, a monk called Heng Chen (also named Lin Shou-I), of Cyuanjhou, Fujian, traveled around with a statue of Matsu from Meijhou to enlighten earthlings. In the last years of Yungcheng, he came to Taiwan to collect pious alms along the way. In the second year of Chienlung, he arrived in Sikou, where most of the residents had also come from Cyuanjhou, and their ancestors worshiped Matsu as well.

   • 2022 July 28, “Summary of Madou District”, in Madou District Office, Tainan City‎^[3], archived from the original on 03 August 2022:

     Madou is flat with gentle topography and productive lands located in the heartland of Tainan City. The district has a population of 45,037 (data from April, 2015.) The residents in Madou District are affectionate folks whose ancestries hail from Jhangjhou and Cyuanjhou regions in Fujian Province.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Cyuanjhou.