Chuanchow
[Chinese chwahn-joh] /Chinese ˈtʃwɑnˈdʒoʊ/
noun
1.
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[chwahn-joh] /ˈtʃwɑnˈdʒoʊ/
noun, Pinyin.
1.
a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
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