中州

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (中州)		中	州
simp. #(中州)		中	州

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhōngzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ zau¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-chiu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Chung¹-chou¹
    • Yale: Jūng-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongjou
    • Palladius: Чжунчжоу (Čžunčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zung¹ zau¹
    • Yale: jūng jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Tiong-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diongciw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

Proper noun

中州

1. the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)
2. Alternative name for 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “China”).

Synonyms

• (the Central Plain): (archaic) 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó), 中土 (Zhōngtǔ), 中原 (Zhōngyuán)

Derived terms

• 中州音韻／中州音韵
• 中州韻／中州韵

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中	州
なか Grade: 1	す Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 中(なか) (naka, “middle, center”) 州(す) (su, “sandbank”).

Alternative forms

• 中洲

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なかす [nàkású] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠sɨ]

Noun

中(なか)州(す) • (nakasu) 

1. a sandbank in a river

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中	州
ちゅう Grade: 1	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 中州 (*djiung *jiou). Compare modern Chinese 中州 (Zhōngzhōu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうしゅう [chùúshúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕɨː]

Noun

中(ちゅう)州(しゅう) • (chūshū) ^{←ちゆうしう (tyuusiu)?}

1. (archaic) the central location of some larger geographic area

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)州(しゅう) • (Chūshū) ^{←ちゆうしう (Tyuusiu)?}

1. (archaic) China