郊區

See also: 郊区

Chinese

		suburb	area; region; district area; region; district; small; distinguish; surname
trad. (郊區)		郊	區
simp. (郊区)		郊	区

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāoqū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau¹ keoi¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): gău-*kṳ̆
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kau-khu / kau-khi
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ciau-chiu₁

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoqū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaocyu
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-chʻü¹
    • Yale: jyāu-chyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiauchiu
    • Palladius: цзяоцюй (czjaocjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau¹ keoi¹
    • Yale: gāau kēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹ koey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao¹ kêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gău-*kṳ̆
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵⁵ kʰy⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-khu
    • Tâi-lô: kau-khu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kau'qw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kau³³ kʰu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-khi
    • Tâi-lô: kau-khi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kau'qy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ciau-chiu₁
    • MiniDict: ciau^平 chiu^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jiau-qy₁
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹/

Noun

郊區

1. (countable) suburb
2. (uncountable) outskirts

Usage notes

• 郊區／郊区 (jiāoqū) is used when talking about administrative divisions, while 郊外 (jiāowài) is used when talking about physical geography.

Antonyms

• 城區／城区 (chéngqū)

Proper noun

郊區

1. Jiao District (a district of Tongling, Anhui, China)