Sizhou

English

Etymology

From Hanyu Pinyin Sìzhōu, from the Mandarin pronunciation of both Chinese 泗州 (Sìzhōu, “zhou on the Si River”) and 肆州 (Sìzhōu), used as both the name of the prefectures, subprefectures, &c. and their seats of government.

Proper noun

Sizhou

1. (historical) A subprefecture of Jiangnan, in Qing-era China
2. (historical) A prefecture of Shanxi, in imperial China
3. (historical) A town in Sizhou, Jiangnan, in Qing-era China
4. (historical) A town in Sizhou prefecture, Shanxi, in imperial China
   • 2008 September, Yaohui [董耀会] Dong, “To review the historical evolution of the Great Wall [步入长城的历史脉络]”, in 王静 [Wang Jing], transl., Throughout the Great Wall [话说长城]‎^[1], 江苏科学技术出版社 [Jiangsu Science and Technology Publishing House], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 58:

     The Eastern Wei wanted to annex the Western Wei by launching wars for many times, and at the same time dispatched civilians to build the Great Wall for the base of attack and defense. In 543, Gao Huan supervised the construction from Sizhou (today’s Xinzhou of Shānxi Province ) to Malingshu in the west (today’s Jingle of Shānxi Province) and to Tudeng in the east (today’s Dai County in Shānxi Province).

Synonyms

• (territories): Si Prefecture, Si Subprefecture

Translations

Qing-era subprefecture and subprefectural seat in Jiangnan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 泗州 (Sìzhōu)

Imperial prefecture and prefectural seat in Shanxi

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肆州 (Sìzhōu)

Further reading

• Sizhou at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.