Bozhou

See also: Bózhōu and Bòzhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Po-chou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 亳州 (Bózhōu).

Proper noun

Bozhou

1. A prefecture-level city in Anhui, China.
   • 2015 March 9, Koh Gui Qing, Matthew Miller, Beijing Newsroom, Nate Taplin, Pete Sweeney, “China's deficit plans put squeeze on local government financing”, in John Mair, Will Waterman, editors, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 07 June 2016‎^[2]:

     In the meantime, LGFVs like Anhui Bozhou Jianan Investment Holding Co Ltd, the financing vehicle for the Bozhou city government in Anhui province, one of China's poorest regions, will continue to struggle to service per capita debt that stood at about 3,100 yuan in 2013 from per capita revenue of just 1,635 yuan.

   • 2023 January 21, Chang Che, John Liu, “China Cautiously Takes to the Road for Lunar New Year”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 January 2023‎^[4]:

     Finally, Ms. Wang and her boyfriend took an early train to the northwestern city of Bozhou from Shanghai’s Hongqiao station, then car-pooled with other residents to her hometown near Zhoukou in Henan Province.

Translations

prefecture-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亳州 (zh) (Bózhōu, Bòzhōu)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Bozhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 508, column 3