Changshou

See also: chángshòu, Chángshòu, chàngshōu, and chàngshǒu

English

Etymology

From the Mandarin 長壽 / 长寿 (Chángshòu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈʃoʊ/, /t͡ʃɑŋ-/
  • enPR: chängʹshōʹ[1]

Proper noun

Changshou

  1. A district of Chongqing, China.
    • 2007 October 15, Huang Qifan, quotee, “China's Chongqing plans 10 mln t/year CNPC refinery”, in Reuters‎[2]:
      "The refinery will be in Changshou (district), and investment will be $3 billion. CNPC is working with us," Huang said.
    • 2013, Zhang Mingsheng et al., editors, 天赐长寿 [Heavenly-blessed Changshou]‎[3], Beijing Book Co. Inc., →ISBN:
      Heavenly-blessed Changshou, a book on travel, culture & history compiled by the members of the CPPCC of Changshou District, is original in conception, accurate in content, informative with both text & photos, detailed and concise. This book provides a systematic introduction to the natural sceneries, history & culture, folk customs and eco-environment of Changshou, which is exhaustive & fascinating and serves as a historical reference, and displays collectively the tourism culture of Changshou for the first time.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Changshow or Ch’ang-shou”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 370, column 2

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