歐洲

See also: 欧洲

Chinese

		surname; Europe	continent; island
trad. (歐洲)		歐	洲
simp. (欧洲)		欧	洲

Etymology

From 歐／欧 (Ōu, abbreviation of 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Ōuzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄡ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): au¹ zau¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Êu-chû
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ĕu-ciŭ
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Au-chiu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ao¹ ziu¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹eu-tseu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ōuzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄡ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Oujhou
    • Wade–Giles: Ou¹-chou¹
    • Yale: Ōu-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Oujou
    • Palladius: Оучжоу (Oučžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: au¹ zau¹
    • Yale: āu jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: au¹ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: eo¹ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Êu-chû
    • Hakka Romanization System: eu´ zu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: eu¹ zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ĕu-ciŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛu⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Au-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Au-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: auciw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /au⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /au³³ t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /au⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /au⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /au⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ao¹ ziu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: au tsiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /au³³⁻²³ t͡siu³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹eu-tseu
    • MiniDict: eu^平 tseu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹eu-tseu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɤ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ²¹/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 歐洲

1. Europe

   歐洲一體化／欧洲一体化  ―  Ōuzhōu yītǐhuà  ―  European integration

   歐洲發端／欧洲发端  ―  Ōuzhōu fāduān  ―  European origin

Synonyms

• (abbreviation) 歐／欧 (ōu)
• (dated) 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)

See also

Seven Continents in Mandarin · 七大洲 (layout · text)
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Mandarin	北美洲 (Běiměizhōu)	南美洲 (Nánměizhōu)	南極洲／南极洲 (Nánjízhōu)	非洲 (Fēizhōu)	歐洲／欧洲 (Ōuzhōu)	亞洲／亚洲 (Yàzhōu)	大洋洲 (Dàyángzhōu)
English	North America	South America	Antarctica	Africa	Europe	Asia	Oceania

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