蘇州

See also: 苏州

Chinese

		(plant); place name; revive (plant); place name; revive; Soviet	islet; province, prefecture
trad. (蘇州)		蘇	州
simp. (苏州)		苏	州

Etymology

Named after 姑蘇山／姑苏山 (“Mount Gusu”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sūzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sou¹ zau¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹ ziu¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Sû-chû

  (Meixian, Guangdong): su¹ zu¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): So͘-chiu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sou¹ ziu¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹su-tseu / ¹sou-tseu₁

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sūzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sujhou
    • Wade–Giles: Su¹-chou¹
    • Yale: Sū-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sujou
    • Palladius: Сучжоу (Sučžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou¹ zau¹
    • Yale: sōu jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhu¹ ziu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³ t͡siu³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sû-chû
    • Hakka Romanization System: su´ zu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: su¹ zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /su²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: su¹ zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /su⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Soo-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sociw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³ t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sou¹ ziu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sou tsiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou³³⁻²³ t͡siu³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹su-tseu
    • MiniDict: su^平 tseu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹su-tseu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su⁵⁵ t͡sɤ²¹/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹sou-tseu₁
    • MiniDict: sou^平 tseu^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /səu⁴⁴ t͡søy/

Proper noun

蘇州

1. (～市) Suzhou (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China)
2. (historical) Su (a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city)

Synonyms

• (province): 吳郡／吴郡 (Wú Jùn)

Derived terms

• 到蘇州去／到苏州去
• 蘇州園林／苏州园林 (Sūzhōu Yuánlín)
• 蘇州屎／苏州屎
• 蘇州碼子／苏州码子 (Sūzhōu mǎzi)
• 蘇州話／苏州话 (sūzhōuhuà)
• 蘇州過後冇艇搭／苏州过后冇艇搭
• 蘇州閒話／苏州闲话
• 蘇杭／苏杭 (Sūháng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蘇州):

• → Japanese: 蘇(そ)州(しゅう) (soshū)
• → Vietnamese: Tô Châu (蘇州)

Others:

• → English: Suzhou, Su-chou, Soochow, Suchow, Suchou
• → Georgian: სუჭოუ (suč̣ou)
• → Lao: ຊູໂຈ (sū chō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘇	州
そ Jinmeiyō	しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Proper noun

蘇(そ)州(しゅう) • (Soshū) 

1. Suzhou (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China)