株洲

Chinese

		(a measure word, use with plants); trunk of tree	continent; island
trad. (株洲)		株	洲
simp. ^#(株洲)		株	洲

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhūzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ zau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhujhou
  - Wade–Giles: Chu¹-chou¹
  - Yale: Jū-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jujou
  - Palladius: Чжучжоу (Čžučžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    株洲
    珠洲
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ zau¹
  - Yale: jyū jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

株洲

(～市) Zhuzhou (a prefecture-level city in Hunan, China)

Descendants

→ English: Chu-chou, Chuchow, Zhuzhou

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