瀛洲
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See also: 瀛州
Chinese
| ocean | continent; island | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (瀛洲) | 瀛 | 洲 | |
| simp. #(瀛洲) | 瀛 | 洲 | |
| alternative forms | 瀛州 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jing4 zau1
- Eastern Min (BUC): Ìng-ciŭ
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Êng-chiu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yíngjhou
- Wade–Giles: Ying2-chou1
- Yale: Yíng-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yngjou
- Palladius: Инчжоу (Inčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jing4 zau1
- Yale: yìhng jāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jing4 dzau1
- Guangdong Romanization: ying4 zeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Ìng-ciŭ
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
瀛洲
- (Chinese mythology) Yingzhou, a mythological eastern island which is the home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
- (figurative, poetic) Japan