黃州

See also: 黄州

Chinese

		yellow	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (黃州)		黃	州
simp. (黄州)		黄	州

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Huángzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ zau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Huángzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Huángjhou
  - Wade–Giles: Huang²-chou¹
  - Yale: Hwáng-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwangjou
  - Palladius: Хуанчжоу (Xuančžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ zau¹
  - Yale: wòhng jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

黃州

(～區) Huangzhou (a district of Huanggang, Hubei, China)
(～郡) Hwangju (a county of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea)
(historical) Huangzhou (a historical prefecture whose capital is located in present-day Huanggang, Hubei)

Descendants

→ English: Huang-chou, Huangzhou, Hwangchow