開州

See also: 开州

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (開州)		開	州
simp. (开州)		开	州

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kāizhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ zau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kāizhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kaijhou
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻai¹-chou¹
    • Yale: Kāi-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kaijou
    • Palladius: Кайчжоу (Kajčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ zau¹
    • Yale: hōi jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

開州

1. (～區) Kaizhou (a district of Chongqing, China)

Descendants

• → English: Kaizhou