岳州

Chinese

		mountain; wife's father	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (岳州)		岳	州
simp. ^#(岳州)		岳	州

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yuèzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ zau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yuèzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yuèjhou
  - Wade–Giles: Yüeh⁴-chou¹
  - Yale: Ywè-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuehjou
  - Palladius: Юэчжоу (Juečžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngok⁶ zau¹
  - Yale: ngohk jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngog⁶ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

岳州

(historical) Yue Prefecture (a prefecture in imperial China)
(historical) Yuezhou, the prefectural seat, now known as Yueyang (岳陽／岳阳 (Yuèyáng)).

Descendants

→ English: Yochow