I-tu

See also: itu, ITU, and Itu

English

Etymology 1

Map including I-tu (DMA, 1975)

From Mandarin 宜都 (Yídū) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-tu¹.

Proper noun

I-tu

1. Alternative form of Yidu, Hubei.
   • 1898, Archibald John Little, “Shanghai to Ichang”, in Through the Yang-tse Gorges‎^[1], 3rd edition, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, →OCLC, page 33:

     We passed the walled district city of I-tu, situated upon a small affluent called the Ching Chiang, or Clear River, which takes its rise in the province of Hu-Nan to the south.

   • 1917, Samuel Couling, “Church of Scotland Mission”, in The Encyclopedia Sinica‎^[2], Kelly and Walsh, →OCLC, page 120:

     Owing to the many changes in the small staff, it was not till 1898 that settled out-stations were occupied. In 1917, there are fifteen of these, the chief being I-tu 宜都, about 30 miles from Ichang.

   • 1987, Judith M. Boltz, A Survey of Taoist Literature Tenth to Seventh Centuries‎^[3], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 213:

     According to the hagiography in the Ming gazetteer on Wu-tang Shan, Chang had a traditional classical upbringing as a child in I-tu 宜都 (Hupeh) and eventually entered the civil service.

Translations

Yidu — see Yidu

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 益都 Wade–Giles romanization: I⁴-tu¹.

Proper noun

I-tu

1. Alternative form of Yidu, Shandong.
   • 1943, Arthur W. Hummel Sr., editor, Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644-1912)‎^[4], volume 1, page 243:

     FÊNG Pʻu 馮溥 (T. 孔博, 易齋), 1609-1692, Jan.-Feb., official, was a native of I-tu, Shantung.

Translations

Yidu — see Yidu

Anagrams

• TUI, Tiu, UTI, tui