姑蘇

See also: 姑苏

Chinese

		paternal aunt	(plant); place name; revive (plant); place name; revive; Soviet
trad. (姑蘇)		姑	蘇
simp. (姑苏)		姑	苏

Etymology

From the nearby Mount Gusu, likely from an earlier Wu placename.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Gūsū

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄙㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ sou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Gūsū
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄙㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gusu
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ su⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ sou¹
  - Yale: gū sōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ sou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ sou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

姑蘇

(～城) (historical) The capital of the state of Wu during the Zhou dynasty; a former city located at the site of present-day Suzhou
(～區) Gusu, a district of modern Suzhou, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown
(～山) Mount Gusu, a mountain near Suzhou
(by metonymy, literary) modern Suzhou itself

Synonyms

(Suzhou City): 蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu)

Derived terms

蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu, “Suzhou”)

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