甘州
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Chinese
| sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.) | province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (甘州) | 甘 | 州 | |
| simp. #(甘州) | 甘 | 州 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ganjhou
- Wade–Giles: Kan1-chou1
- Yale: Gān-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ganjou
- Palladius: Ганьчжоу (Ganʹčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 zau1
- Yale: gām jāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 dzau1
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 zeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
甘州
- (～區) Ganzhou (a district of Zhangye, Gansu, China)
- (historical) Ganzhou (a historical prefecture of China, located in moder-day Zhangye, Gansu)