泉州
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Chinese
| fountain; spring | province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (泉州) | 泉 | 州 | |
| simp. #(泉州) | 泉 | 州 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun4 zau1
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): Cûing-ciú
- Eastern Min (BUC): Ciòng-ciŭ
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): soeng2 ziu1 / zuiⁿ2 ziu1 / zyⁿ2 ziu1
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): Choân-chiu / Chôaⁿ-chiu / Chîⁿ-chiu
- (Teochew, Peng'im): zuan5 ziu1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zhi-tseu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cyuánjhou
- Wade–Giles: Chʻüan2-chou1
- Yale: Chywán-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyuanjou
- Palladius: Цюаньчжоу (Cjuanʹčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cyun4 zau1
- Yale: chyùhn jāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn4 dzau1
- Guangdong Romanization: qun4 zeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
全州
泉州
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhièn-chû
- Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ zuˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qian2 zu1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Cûing-ciú
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡suiŋ³³ t͡siu⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Ciòng-ciŭ
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡suoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: soeng2 ziu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬœŋ¹³⁻²¹ (t͡s-)niu⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: zuiⁿ2 ziu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sũĩ¹³⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: zyⁿ2 ziu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sỹ¹³⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³³/
- (Putian)
Note:
- soeng2 ziu1 - used in Putian;
- zuiⁿ2 ziu1 - used in Xianyou, more common;
- zyⁿ2 ziu1 - used in Xianyou, less common.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Choân-chiu
- Tâi-lô: Tsuân-tsiu
- Phofsit Daibuun: zoanciw
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan²⁴⁻²² t͡siu³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- IPA (Penang): /t͡suan²³⁻²¹ t͡siu³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan²³⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chôaⁿ-chiu
- Tâi-lô: Tsuânn-tsiu
- Phofsit Daibuun: zvoaciw
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suã¹³⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chîⁿ-chiu
- Tâi-lô: Tsînn-tsiu
- Phofsit Daibuun: cviciw
- IPA (Longyan): /t͡sĩ¹¹ t͡siu³³⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zuan5 ziu1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuâⁿ tsiu
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sũã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siu³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: dzjwen tsyuw
Proper noun
泉州
- (～市) Quanzhou (a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China)
Descendants
Others:
- → English: Chinchew, Chin-chiu, Chinchu, Ch'uan-chou, Ch'üan-chou, Chuanchow, Cyuanjhou, Quanzhou, Tsuan-tsiu
- → French: Quanzhou
- → Georgian: ციუენჭოუ (ciuenč̣ou)
- → German: Quanzhou
- → Korean: 취안저우 (Chwianjeou)
- → Portuguese: Quanzhou
- → Russian: Цюаньчжо́у (Cjuanʹčžóu)
- → Spanish: Quanzhou
References
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “泉州”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 658.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 泉 | 州 |
| せん Grade: 6 |
しゅう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |