澳洲

Chinese

		deep bay; cove; bay deep bay; cove; bay; harbour; Australia (abbrev.); Macao	continent; island
trad. (澳洲)		澳	洲
simp. ^#(澳洲)		澳	洲

Etymology

From 澳 (Ào, abbreviation of 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà), from English Australia) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Àozhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ou³ zau¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): au¹ ziu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): O-chû
Eastern Min (BUC): Ó̤-ciŭ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Ò-chiu

(Teochew, Peng'im): o³ ziu¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵au-tseu

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ou³ zau¹
  - Yale: ou jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ou³ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ou³ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: au¹ ziu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /au³³ t͡siu³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: O-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: o zu^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: o⁴ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /o⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ó̤-ciŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Ò-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oirciw
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /o¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: o³ ziu¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ò tsiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siu³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵au-tseu
  - MiniDict: au^去 tseu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²au-tseu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɔ³³ t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

澳洲

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
低價讓中國商品在澳洲的市場打開局面。 [MSC, trad.]
低价让中国商品在澳洲的市场打开局面。 [MSC, simp.]
Dījià ràng Zhōngguó shāngpǐn zài Àozhōu de shìchǎng dǎkāi júmiàn. [Pinyin]
The low price of China's goods allows them to break into the Australian market.
- 1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記 [Travel Notes of the New Continent], 廣智書局, published 1907, page 8:
  
  澳洲之西澳、南澳兩省，限能解英語五十句以上者，乃可登陸。 [MSC, trad.]
  澳洲之西澳、南澳两省，限能解英语五十句以上者，乃可登陆。 [MSC, simp.]
  Àozhōu zhī Xī'ào, Nán'ào liǎng shěng, xiàn néng jiě yīngyǔ wǔshí jù yǐshàng zhě, nǎi kě dēnglù. [Pinyin]
  In Western Australia and South Australia, entry is limited to those who can understand more than fifty sentences in English.
- 澳洲週日（26日）通報有10人死於 2019冠狀病毒病，創疫情爆發創單日死亡數字新高。 [MSC, trad.]
  澳洲周日（26日）通报有10人死于 2019冠状病毒病，创疫情爆发创单日死亡数字新高。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2020 July 27, 《澳 10 人冠病死單日新高》, in Harian Indonesia, page A5
  Àozhōu zhōurì (26 rì) tōngbào yǒu 10 rén sǐ yú 2019guānzhuàngbìngdúbìng, chuàng yìqíng bàofā chuàng dānrì sǐwáng shùzì xīngāo. [Pinyin]
  Australia reported on Sunday (26th) that 10 people died from COVID-19, marking a new single-day high since the outbreak of the pandemic.
(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
(dated) Oceania

Usage notes

While 澳洲 (Àozhōu) is commonly used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and overseas Chinese communities to denote Australia, it is not always understood in mainland China, or is misunderstood as Oceania (see Australasia). To avoid confusion, the term 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà), which is more common in mainland China in general, can be used.

Synonyms

(Australia): 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà); (Taishanese, dated) 新金山

Dialectal synonyms of 澳大利亞 (“Australia”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		澳大利亞, 澳洲
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	澳大利亞
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	澳洲
Cantonese	Hong Kong	澳洲
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	澳洲
Southern Min	Xiamen	澳大利亞, 澳洲
	Quanzhou	澳大利亞, 澳洲
	Zhangzhou	澳大利亞, 澳洲
	Tainan	澳洲

(Oceania): 大洋洲 (Dàyángzhōu), 海洋洲 (Hǎiyángzhōu)

Derived terms

澳洲堅果 / 澳洲坚果 (Àozhōu jiānguǒ)
澳洲白䴉 / 澳洲白鹮 (Àozhōu báihuán)
澳洲胡桃 (Àozhōu hútáo)
澳洲航空 (Àozhōu Hángkōng)
澳洲首都特區 / 澳洲首都特区 (Àozhōu Shǒudū Tèqū)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
澳	洲

Proper noun

澳洲

chữ Hán form of Úc châu
1. (formal, now chiefly Overseas Vietnamese) Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
2. (formal, now chiefly Overseas Vietnamese) Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)