常州
Chinese
always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant |
province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (常州) | 常 | 州 | |
| simp. #(常州) | 常 | 州 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng4 zau1
- Eastern Min (BUC): Siòng-ciŭ
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Siông-chiu
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zan-tseu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Chángzhōu
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Chángjhou
- Wade–Giles: Chʻang2-chou1
- Yale: Cháng-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charngjou
- Palladius: Чанчжоу (Čančžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng4 zau1
- Yale: sèuhng jāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng4 dzau1
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng4 zeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siông-chiu
- Tâi-lô: Siông-tsiu
- Phofsit Daibuun: siongciw
- IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Proper noun
常州
- (～市) Changzhou (a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China)
Descendants
- → English: Changzhou, Changchow, Ch'ang-chou