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Huizhou

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • hwā′jō′

1

name

Meaning 1

A prefecture-level city in southeastern Guangdong, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A region in modern-day Anhui, in southeastern China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A group of varieties of Chinese spoken in and around the region of Huizhou.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 惠州 (Huìzhōu).

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 徽州 (Huīzhōu).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خُويْجُو (ḵuyjū) — a city of China
  • Arabic: هُويْجُو (huyjū) — a city of China
  • Chinese Cantonese: 惠州 (wai6 zau1) — a city of China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 惠州 (Huìzhōu) — a city of China
  • Hungarian: Hujcsou — a city of China
  • Japanese: 惠州 (Keishū) — a city of China
  • Korean: 후이저우 (Hu'ijeou) — a city of China
  • Korean: 혜주 (Hyeju) — a city of China
  • Macedonian: Ху́иџоу (Húidžou) — a city of China
  • Russian: Хуэйчжо́у (Xuejčžóu) — a city of China
  • Russian: Хуйчжо́у (Xujčžóu) — a city of China
  • Vietnamese: Huệ Châu — a city of China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 徽州 (Huīzhōu) — region
  • Chinese Mandarin: 徽語 /徽语 (huīyǔ) — language group