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
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
中州
- the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)
- Alternative name for 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “China”).
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 州 |
| なか Grade: 1 |
す Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of 中 (naka, “middle, center”) + 州 (su, “sandbank”).[1]
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
中州 • (nakasu)
- 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
Noun
中州 • (chūshū) ←ちゆうしう (tyuusiu)?
- (archaic) the central location of some larger geographic area
Proper noun
中州 • (Chūshū) ←ちゆうしう (Tyuusiu)?
- (archaic) China
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN