Meaning of O-chou | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

Examples

“Pʻei Yen-ling settled at O-chou on the middle Yangtze, where he devoted himself to historical scholarship, continuing and completing the famous commentary to the Shih-chi of Pei Yin, and acquiring some reputation as a scholar.”

“From the foregoing outline of the circulation of rice in the various provinces it is apparent that Lin-an (Hang-chou), Chien-kʻang (Nanking) and O-chou (Wu-chʻang) were central regional markets serving a large-scale long-distance trade⟳ freely carried on by merchants.”

“Liu Chen had gone to the Wu area about 776 to begin⟳ mourning for his father. After the mourning period had elapsed, he was assigned to serve⟳ (ca. 783) in O-chou under Li Chien.”

“So must the voice of the mysterious lady at O-chou have⟳ sounded in Po Chü-i's ears when he heard her singing on her boat at night;¹⁷ and he stood listening.”

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