Suzhou

See also: Sūzhōu

English

Etymology 1

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu).

Alternative forms

• Soochow, Suchow, Suchou, Su-chou (obsolete or historical)

Proper noun

Suzhou

1. A city between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China.
2. (historical) Su, a former imperial prefecture surrounding the city.
3. The present municipality, including the city's suburbs and rural hinterland.

Synonyms

• (city in Jiangsu): Wu, Gusu, Helu City (historic settlements)

Derived terms

• Suzhounese (demonym, dialect)

Translations

Chinese city in Jiangsu

• Arabic: سُوجُو m (sūjū)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蘇州／苏州 (sou¹ zau¹), 苏州 (sou¹ zau¹)

  Mandarin: 蘇州／苏州 (zh) (Sūzhōu), 苏州 (zh) (Sūzhōu)

• Hungarian: Szucsou
• Japanese: 蘇州 (そしゅう, Soshū)
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• Korean: 쑤저우 (Ssujeou)
• Latin: Suceu, urbs Suceuvensis
• Macedonian: Суџоу n (Sudžou)
• Marathi: सूझोउ n (sūjhou)
• Russian: Сучжо́у m (Sučžóu)
• Vietnamese: Tô Châu

Etymology 2

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 宿州 (Sùzhōu).

Proper noun

Suzhou

1. A prefecture-level city in Anhui.

Translations

Chinese city in Anhui

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 宿州 (suk¹ zau¹)

  Mandarin: 宿州 (zh) (Sùzhōu)

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• Hungarian: Szucsou
• Japanese: 宿州 (しゅくしゅう, Shukushū)
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• Vietnamese: Túc Châu

Etymology 3

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 肅州／肃州 (Sùzhōu).

Proper noun

Suzhou

1. A district in Jiuquan, Gansu province.
2. A town in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu province.

Translations

Chinese district and a town in Gansu

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肅州／肃州 (zh) (Sùzhōu)

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