九州

Chinese

		nine	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
simp. and trad. (九州)		九	州

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiǔzhōu

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Jiǔzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoujou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒujhou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjoʊ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯˥/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² zau¹
  - Yale: gáu jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² zeo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯˧˥ t͡sɐu̯˥/

Proper noun

九州

(historical) the Nine Provinces of ancient China
昔後漢荒君，信惑邪偽，妄假睡夢，事胡妖鬼，以亂天常，自古九州之中無此也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
昔后汉荒君，信惑邪伪，妄假睡梦，事胡妖鬼，以乱天常，自古九州之中无此也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Wei Shou, Weishu (Book of Wei), 551 – 554 CE
Xī hòu hàn huāngjūn, xìnhuò xiéwěi, wàngjiǎ shuìmèng, shì hú yāoguǐ, yǐ luàn tiāncháng, zìgǔ jiǔzhōu zhīzhōng wúcǐ yě. [Pinyin]
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Kyushu (the third largest island of Japan)

Japanese

九州 (Kyūshū): Kyushu.

Kanji in this term
九	州
きゅう Grade: 1	しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) きゅうしゅう [kyúꜜùshùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːɕɨᵝː]
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Proper noun

九州 (hiragana きゅうしゅう, rōmaji Kyūshū, historical hiragana きうしう)

Kyushu, the third largest island of Japan

Descendants

Russian: Кюсю́ m (Kjusjú)

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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