北九州

Chinese

		north	the Nine Provinces of ancient China; China; Kyushu
trad. (北九州)		北	九州
simp. ^#(北九州)		北	九州

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北九州 (Kitakyūshū).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Běijiǔzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ gau² zau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Běijiǔzhōu [Phonetic: béijiǔzhōu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Běijiǒujhou
  - Wade–Giles: Pei³-chiu³-chou¹
  - Yale: Běi-jyǒu-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeijeoujou
  - Palladius: Бэйцзючжоу (Bɛjczjučžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bak¹ gau² zau¹
  - Yale: bāk gáu jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ gau² dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ geo² zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

北九州

(～市) Kitakyūshū (a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	九	州
きた Grade: 2	きゅう Grade: 1	しゅう Grade: 3
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Proper noun

北(きた)九(きゅう)州(しゅう) • (Kita Kyūshū)

northern Kyūshū (a region of Japan)
Coordinate terms: 北九州, 中九州, 南九州

Proper noun

北(きた)九(きゅう)州(しゅう) • (Kitakyūshū)

Kitakyūshū (a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) [1963–]