周遭

Chinese

		encircle; circuit; complete encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful	a time; incident; meet by chance a time; incident; meet by chance; turn
trad. (周遭/週遭)		周/週	遭
simp. (周遭)		周	遭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōuzāo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄡㄗㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ zou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōuzāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄡㄗㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhouzao
  - Wade–Giles: chou¹-tsao¹
  - Yale: jōu-dzāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joutzau
  - Palladius: чжоуцзао (čžouczao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau¹ zou¹
  - Yale: jāu jōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ dzou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ zou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

周遭

the surrounding area
- 山圍故國周遭在，
  潮打空城寂寞回。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  山围故国周遭在，
  潮打空城寂寞回。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 826, 劉禹錫 (Liu Yuxi), 《金陵五題·石頭城》
  Shān wéi gùguó zhōuzāo zài,
  Cháo dǎ kōngchéng jìmò huí. [Pinyin]
  The site with surrounding hills still remains;
  The tides pound the desolated city and return disconsolate.

Synonyms

周圍 / 周围 (zhōuwéi)
周邊 / 周边 (zhōubiān)
周鄰 / 周邻 (zhōulín)
四周 (sìzhōu)
四周圍 / 四周围 (sìzhōuwéi)
四箍兜 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
四箍圍 / 四箍围 (Xiamen Hokkien)
四箍螺仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
四箍輾轉 / 四箍辗转 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
四角頭 / 四角头 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
四輾轉 / 四辗转 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
團圍四轉 / 团围四转 (donn² uei² sr⁴ jyenn⁴) (Xiang)
團轉 / 团转 (tuan³ zuan⁴) (Sichuanese, Xiang)
外圍 / 外围 (wàiwéi)
方圓 / 方圆 (fāngyuán)