九州

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 九州. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 九州, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 九州 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 九州 you have here. The definition of the word 九州 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of九州, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiǔzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² zau¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kiú-chiu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒujhou
  - Wade–Giles: Chiu³-chou¹
  - Yale: Jyǒu-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoujou
  - Palladius: Цзючжоу (Czjučžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² zau¹
  - Yale: gáu jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiú-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Kiú-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiwciw
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/

Proper noun

九州

(historical) the Nine Provinces of ancient China; China
- 思九州之博大兮，豈惟是其有女？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  思九州之博大兮，岂惟是其有女？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE
  Sī Jiǔzhōu zhī bódà xī, qǐ wéi shì qí yǒu nǚ?
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 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。 [Literary 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。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wei Shou, Book of Wei, 551 – 554 CE
  Xī Hòuhàn huāng jūn, xìn huò xiéwěi, wàng jiǎ shuìmèng, shì hú yāoguǐ, yǐ luàn tiāncháng, zìgǔ Jiǔzhōu zhīzhōng wú cǐ yě.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Kyushu (the third largest island of Japan)

Synonyms

(China):

中 (abbreviation)
中原 (Zhōngyuán)
中國／中国 (Zhōngguó)
中華／中华 (Zhōnghuá)
九州 (Jiǔzhōu) (literary)
唐山 (Tángshān)
域中 (yùzhōng) (literary, figurative)
天下 (tiānxià) (lofty)
天朝 (Tiāncháo) (historical or Internet slang)
契弟 (qìdì) (Internet slang, derogatory)
德祐 (Déyòu) (Myanmar)
支那 (Zhīnà) (obsolete, now usually derogatory or offensive)
桃花石 (Táohuāshí) (obsolete)
猜拿 (Cāiná) (transliteration of English China)
神州 (Shénzhōu) (literary)
種花家／种花家 (Zhònghuājiā) (slang, humorous)
脂那 (Zhīnà) (obsolete)
至那 (Zhìnà) (obsolete)
華／华 (abbreviation)
華夏／华夏 (Huáxià)
諸夏／诸夏 (Zhūxià)
諸華／诸华 (Zhūhuá)
赤縣／赤县 (Chìxiàn) (literary)
赤縣神州／赤县神州 (Chìxiàn Shénzhōu) (literary)
震旦 (Zhèndàn) (archaic)

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

九州

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Kyushu

九州 (Kyūshū): Kyushu.

Kanji in this term
九	州
きゅう Grade: 1	しゅう Grade: 3
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きゅうしゅう (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Audio: (file)

Proper noun

九(きゅう)州(しゅう) • (Kyūshū) ^{←きうしう (Kiusiu)^?}

Kyushu, the third largest island of Japan. The southernmost before Okinawa, it is (usually) composed of the seven prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima.

Usage notes

Reference works often include Okinawa, but this is not a very common treatment in real life. (See 九州 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja)

Descendants

→ English: Kyushu
→ Portuguese: Kyushu
→ Russian: Кюсю́ (Kjusjú)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia