台州

Tāizhōu

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 5

台州的海鲜又新鲜又便宜。

Tāizhōu de hǎixiān yòu xīnxiān yòu piányi.

The seafood in Taizhou is fresh and cheap.

HSK 7-9

济公是台州天台人，在当地很受敬重。

Jìgōng shì Tāizhōu Tiāntāi rén, zài dāngdì hěn shòu jìngzhòng.

Jigong came from Tiantai in Taizhou and is much revered there.

mistakes

台 is tāi here, first tone, not the Tái of 台湾. Don't confuse the city with 泰州 in Jiangsu, which differs only in tone.

history

The prefecture was named in the Tang dynasty after 天台山, the mountain within its borders, which is why it shares that mountain's tāi.

台 tái

州 zhōu