滿洲

See also: 満洲, 満州, and 满洲

Chinese

		to fill; to fulfil; filled to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian	continent; island
trad. (滿洲)		滿	洲
simp. (满洲)		满	洲
alternative forms		滿珠／满珠 Qing transliteration

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju). These characters are deliberately chosen based on the 五行 (“five elements”) theory as they both contain the radical 水 (氵) (“water”), which could inhibit 明 (míng, “Ming dynasty”), whose name literally means “brightness” and symbolizes the fire element.

It was originally the name for the Manchu people and not a geographical term, as stated by the Qianlong Emperor in the Researches on Manchu Origins [1777]. Its later usage as a geographical term (i.e. as Manchuria) was influenced by Japanese 満(まん)洲(しゅう) (Manshū) and Western languages.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mǎnzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˇ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mun⁵ zau¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): mon² ziu¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mân-chû
• Eastern Min (BUC): Muāng-ciŭ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Boán-chiu
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶moe-tseu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎnzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˇ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎnjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Man³-chou¹
    • Yale: Mǎn-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maanjou
    • Palladius: Маньчжоу (Manʹčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /män²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mun⁵ zau¹
    • Yale: múhn jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁵ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mun⁵ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːn¹³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: mon² ziu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbᵘɔn⁵⁵ t͡siu³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mân-chû
    • Hakka Romanization System: man^ˊ zu^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: man¹ zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /man²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Muāng-ciŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muaŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Boán-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Buán-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boafnciw
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /buan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /buan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶moe-tseu
    • MiniDict: moe^去 tseu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³moe-tseu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mø²² t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

滿洲

1. (literary, collective) Manchu (people)

Synonyms

• 滿人／满人 (Mǎnrén)
• 滿族／满族 (Mǎnzú)
• 滿洲人／满洲人 (Mǎnzhōurén)
• 滿洲族／满洲族 (mǎnzhōuzú)

Proper noun

滿洲

1. (historical) (～地區, ～地方, ～地域) Manchuria (a region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia)

Usage notes

The use of 滿洲／满洲 (Mǎnzhōu) to refer to the region of Northeast China is now strongly discouraged as it is strongly associated with Japanese imperialism and the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo.

Synonyms

• 東北／东北 (Dōngběi)
• 東三省／东三省 (Dōngsānshěng)

Derived terms

• 大滿洲帝國 / 大满洲帝国
• 滿洲人 / 满洲人 (Mǎnzhōurén)
• 滿洲國 / 满洲国 (Mǎnzhōuguó)
• 滿洲帝國 / 满洲帝国
• 滿洲族 / 满洲族 (mǎnzhōuzú)
• 滿洲棋 / 满洲棋 (mǎnzhōuqí)
• 滿洲話 / 满洲话 (mǎnzhōuhuà)
• 滿洲語 / 满洲语
• 滿洲象棋 / 满洲象棋 (mǎnzhōu xiàngqí)
• 滿洲里 (Mǎnzhōulǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (滿洲):

• → Japanese: 満州(まんしゅう) (manshū)
• → Korean: 만주(滿洲) (manju)
• → Vietnamese: Mãn Châu (滿洲)

References

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “滿洲”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC

Japanese

Kanji in this term
滿	洲
まん Hyōgai	しゅう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 滿洲 – see the following entry.

【満州まんしゅう】 [proper noun] Manchuria (a region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia) Alternative spelling 満洲

(This term, 滿洲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (満洲) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
滿	洲

Proper noun

滿洲 • (manju) (hangeul 만주)

1. hanja form^? of 만주 : Manchuria (a region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
滿	洲

Proper noun

滿洲

1. chữ Hán form of Mãn Châu: Manchuria (a region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia)