Foshan
[ fuhsh-ahn ]
/ ˈfʌʃˈɑn /
noun
Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
a city in S central Guangdong province, in SE China, near Canton.
Also
Fatshan.
Formerly
Nanhai.
Example sentences from the Web for foshan
Foshan is a town in the neighbourhood of Canton, and happened to be the scene of Colonel Chesney's ill usage.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 |Thomas de Quincey
British Dictionary definitions for foshan
Foshan
Fatshan
/ (ˈfɔːˈʃɑːn) /
noun
a city in SE China, in W Guangdong province. Pop: 483 000 (2005 est)
Also called: Namhoi