Cheongju

See also: cheongju

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 청주(淸州) (Cheongju).

Pronunciation

enPR: chǔngʹjo͞oʹ^[1]

Proper noun

Cheongju

The provincial capital, the largest city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Translations

city in South Korea

Chinese:
Cantonese: 清州 (cing¹ zau¹)

Mandarin: 清州 (zh) (Qīngzhōu)
Korean: 청주(淸州) (Cheongju)

References

^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Chongju”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 404, column 2

Further reading

Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Chongju”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[2], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 791, column 3