秦州

Chinese

		surname; name of a dynasty	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (秦州)		秦	州
simp. #(秦州)		秦	州

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qínzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon⁴ zau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qínzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cínjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻin²-chou¹
    • Yale: Chín-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chynjou
    • Palladius: Циньчжоу (Cinʹčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceon⁴ zau¹
    • Yale: chèuhn jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen⁴ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cên⁴ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵn²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: dzin tsyuw

Rime
Character	秦	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	匠鄰切	職流切
Baxter	dzin	tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziɪn/	/t͡ɕɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zin/	/t͡ɕiu/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zjen/	/t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zin/	/cuw/
Li Rong	/d͡ziĕn/	/t͡ɕiu/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭĕn/	/t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ĕn/	/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qín	zhōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	can4	zau1

Proper noun

秦州

1. (historical) Tsinchow, a former name of Tianshui, a city in southeastern Gansu in China
2. (～區) Qinzhou (a district of Tianshui, Gansu, China)

Synonyms

• 天水 (Tiānshuǐ)