Tsoyun

See also: Tso-yün

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 左雲／左云 (Zuǒyún) Wade–Giles romanization: Tso³-yün².

Proper noun

Tsoyun

1. Alternative form of Zuoyun
   • 1906, “Abroad with the Bible”, in The Bible in the World‎^[1], volume II, Gresbam Press, →OCLC, page 314, column 1:

     In North China, the Rev. A. Karlsson, of Tsoyun, has had the oversight of three colporteurs, and has also sold a number of books himself. During the summer of 1905 he made a tour through his district, which includes no less than fifteen cities and several thousands of large and small villages.

   • 1947 March 27, CHINESE RACE TO BLOCK REDS‎^[2], Associated Press Clippings, page 8794, column 1:

     Fu's army, well-rested since its lightning capture of Kalgan last October 11, was reported to have captured Tsoyun, 275 miles northeast of Yenan, and to have pushed on toward Yuyu, 25 miles farther west, on the Suiyuan border.

   • 1970 December, Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East‎^[3], volume 3, British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17:

     By the end of October, Hsiangyuan County had deep-ploughed 130,000 mow of land, 24 per cent of its arable area (Taiyuan, Shansi provincial service 11.00 GMT 14.11.70); by 6th November, Tsoyun County had deep-ploughed 99,000 mow (Taiynan^{[sic – meaning Taiyuan]}, Shansi provincial service 12.30 GMT 14.11.70).

   • 1973 February 27 [1973 February 24], “MASSES IN SHANSI LEARN FROM TACHAI”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎^[4], volume I, number 39, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page F 1‎^[5]:

     Tsoyun County afforested about 40,000 mou and planted 3 million trees in 1972.

Translations

Zuoyun — see Zuoyun