Tengzhou

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 滕州 (Téngzhōu).

Proper noun

Tengzhou

1. A county-level city in Zaozhuang, Shandong, China.
   • 2009 March 20, Lucy Hornby, “Soldier who spoke on Tiananmen detained: rights group”, in Jerry Norton, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 August 2022, World News‎^[2]:

     Zhang Shijun’s letter issued earlier this month urged Chinese president Hu Jintao to “use his wisdom” to officially reassess the “June Fourth tragedy, the event in China’s recent history that causes bitter weeping and choking back tears.”
     He was taken away by police from his home in Tengzhou, Shandong province, around 2 a.m. on Friday, the Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch group said.

   • 2011 July 29, Andrew Jacobs, “China Jails Journalist Who Reported on Corruption”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2012-11-30, ASIA PACIFIC‎^[4]:

     Mr. Qi was originally detained after he wrote a series of articles in the state-run media detailing corruption among local party officials in the city of Tengzhou.

Synonyms

• (historical) Teng County

Translations

county-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 滕州 (zh) (Téngzhōu)