奧州

Chinese

		obscure; mysterious	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (奧州)		奧	州
simp. (奥州)		奥	州

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 奥州 (Ōshū).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Àozhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄓㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Àozhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Àojhou
    • Wade–Giles: Ao⁴-chou¹
    • Yale: Àu-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Awjou
    • Palladius: Аочжоу (Aočžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

奧州

1. (～市) Ōshū (a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan)