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Social Sciences - Geography | | English term or phrase: Ho-Tchu (now Quanhzou) | | Quanhzou is 泉州市. Ho-Tchu is supposedly its former name during Ming Dynasty. Any idea what it is in Chinese? Thanks. |
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| | Chinese translation:福州 | Explanation:
In Taiwanese (similar to the language spoken in Fujian province), it sounds like 福州.
The following reference should confirm the guess:
"福州市（闽东语：Hók-ciŭ；英语：Fuzhou，Foochow或Hockchew）...因丰州境内有泉山，改名泉州，而隋开皇十二年（592年），原丰县改称闽县。"
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/福州市
Just for your reference.
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Note added at 38 mins (2009-09-29 23:36:55 GMT)
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original: In Taiwanese (similar to the language spoken in Fujian province)
correction: In Taiwanese (dialect spoken in Taiwan, similar to the dialect spoken in Fujian) - more precisely (as opposed to official spoken language, Mandarin)
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| Selected response from:
  Shirley Chen
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Local time: 15:40
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