柳州

Chinese

		willow	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (柳州)		柳	州
simp. #(柳州)		柳	州

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liǔzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁵ zau¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Liú-chiu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liu² ziu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liǔzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Liǒujhou
    • Wade–Giles: Liu³-chou¹
    • Yale: Lyǒu-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leoujou
    • Palladius: Лючжоу (Ljučžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁵ zau¹
    • Yale: láuh jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁵ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁵ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liú-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Liú-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liwciw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liu² ziu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liú tsiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siu³³/

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• Middle Chinese: ljuwX tsyuw

Rime
Character	柳	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	力久切	職流切
Baxter	ljuwX	tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨuX/	/t͡ɕɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/liuX/	/t͡ɕiu/
Shao Rongfen	/liəuX/	/t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luwX/	/cuw/
Li Rong	/liuX/	/t͡ɕiu/
Wang Li	/lĭəuX/	/t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯ə̯uX/	/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liǔ	zhōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lau5	zau1

Proper noun

柳州

1. (～市) Liuzhou (a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi, China)

Descendants

• → English: Liuzhou, Liu-chou, Liuchow
• → Zhuang: Liujcouh