Zhoushan

See also: Zhōushān

English

Alternative forms

• Chou-shan (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 舟山 (Zhōushān).

Pronunciation

• enPR: jōʹshänʹ

Proper noun

Zhoushan

1. A prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China.
   • [1964, 任育地 [Jen Yu-ti], “Seas”, in 中国地理概述 [A Concise Geography of China]‎^[2], Peking: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, →OL, page 46:

     The Choushan Archipelago of Chekiang, visited by both the cold and warm currents, is rich in fishes of cold- and warm-water origin which come in search of the nutritious food washed down by the Yangtse and Chientang waters. Choushan is now China’s biggest fishing ground.]

   • [1975 October 5, L. Chen, “Proletariat against proletarian rule”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly]‎^[3], volume XVI, number 39, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 4:

     Because of the presence of the military, unrest at Hanchow factories was put down, but reports of resistance have continued to come from other points of the province, including Ningpo, Choushan, Taichou and Wenchou.]

   • 2021, Bruce A. Elleman, Taiwan Straits Standoff: 70 Years of PRC-Taiwan Cross-Strait Tensions‎^[4], Anthem Press, →ISBN, →OCLC:

     Communist forces, in spite of naval and air inferiority, succeeded in overwhelming the Nationalist base on Hainan Island during February-May 1950, the Zhoushan Archipelago during May 1950, and Tatan Island as late as July 1950.

Translations

prefecture-level city in China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舟山 (zh) (Zhōushān)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Zhoushan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3565, column 3

Anagrams

• Shanzhou