Lushun

See also: Lüshun, Lǚshùn, and Lü-shun

English

Proper noun

Lushun

1. Alternative form of Lüshun
   • 1958, C. P. Fitzgerald, Flood Tide in China‎^[1], London: The Cresset Press, page 247:

     Following the Boxer Rebellion in 1901, Russia occupied Manchuria and pushed down to the warm water ports of Lushun and Talienwan, which she obtained on lease, and renamed Port Arthur and Dalny.

   • 1970, Han Woo-keun, translated by Lee Kyung-shik, edited by Grafton K. Mintz, The History of Korea‎^[2], 18th reprinting, Seoul: Eul-Yoo Publishing Co., Ltd., published 1986, page 414:

     The Chinese army was defeated at P'yongyang and driven out of Korea. Chinese naval forces were defeated in numerous engagements, and the Japanese occupied the strategic naval base of Lushun (Port Arthur) on the Liaotung peninsula, Weihaiwei on the Shantung peninsula, and the island of Taiwan. China was forced to ask for negotiations, and in April of 1895 the treaty of Shimonoseki brought the war to a close.

Usage notes

In the context of Hanyu Pinyin, Lushun can be considered a misspelling of Lüshun. A word made up of lü and shun would be spelled as Lüshun and a word made up of lu and shun would be spelled as Lushun.

Further reading

• “Lushun, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.