代州

Chinese

		substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (代州)		代	州
simp. #(代州)		代	州

Etymology

After the former Dai Commandery (代郡) which it replaced.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dàizhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): doi⁶ zau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dàizhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dàijhou
    • Wade–Giles: Tai⁴-chou¹
    • Yale: Dài-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dayjou
    • Palladius: Дайчжоу (Dajčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: doi⁶ zau¹
    • Yale: doih jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doi⁶ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: doi⁶ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːi̯²² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

代州

1. (historical) Dai Prefecture (a former prefecture of imperial China, located in present-day northeastern Shanxi)
2. (historical) Daizhou (the prefectural seat, eventually located in present-day Daixian, Shanxi)

Synonyms

• (prefectural seat): 雁門／雁门 (Yànmén) (as seat of Yanmen Commandery); 代縣／代县 (Dàixiàn) (as seat of Dai County)