岳州

Chinese

		mountain; wife's father	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (岳州)		岳	州
simp. #(岳州)		岳	州

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yuèzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ zau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yuèzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yuèjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Yüeh⁴-chou¹
    • Yale: Ywè-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuehjou
    • Palladius: Юэчжоу (Juečžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngok⁶ zau¹
    • Yale: ngohk jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngog⁶ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

岳州

1. (historical) Yue Prefecture (a prefecture in imperial China)
2. (historical) Yuezhou, the prefectural seat, now known as Yueyang (岳陽／岳阳 (Yuèyáng)).

Descendants

• → English: Yochow