Meizhou

See also: Méizhōu, měizhōu, and Měizhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Mei-chou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 梅州 (Méizhōu).

Proper noun

Meizhou

1. A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China.
   • 2021 November 23, Beijing newsroom, “China approves railway project worth $2.55 billion for southern provinces - media”, in Jacqueline Wong, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 09 May 2022, Business News‎^[2]:

     The railway will connect Ruijin city of Jiangxi province and Meizhou city of Guangdong province, […]

   • 2024 May 3, “China dispatches vice premier, urges better safety measures after highway collapse killed 48”, in AP News‎^[3], sourced from BEIJING (AP), archived from the original on May 03, 2024, World News‎^[4]:

     One side of the four-lane highway in the city of Meizhou gave way about 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a month of heavy rains in Guangdong province.

Synonyms

• Kaying

Translations

prefecture-level city in Guangdong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 梅州 (mui⁴ zau¹)

  Mandarin: 梅州 (zh) (Méizhōu)

• Georgian: მეიჭოუ (meič̣ou)

Further reading

• Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Meihsien”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1179, column 2
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Meizhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1943, column 3: “Also called Mei Xian.”