戰區

Chinese

		to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle	area; region; district area; region; district; small; distinguish; surname
trad. (戰區)		戰	區
simp. (战区)		战	区

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhànqū

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ ㄑㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin³ keoi¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàn-khu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhànqū
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ㄑㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàncyu
    • Wade–Giles: chan⁴-chʻü¹
    • Yale: jàn-chyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jannchiu
    • Palladius: чжаньцюй (čžanʹcjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin³ keoi¹
    • Yale: jin kēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin³ koey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin³ kêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³³ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàn-khu
    • Tâi-lô: tsiàn-khu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciernqw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰu⁴⁴/

Noun

戰區

1. (military) war zone; theater

   二戰期間，美軍在太平洋戰區的主要盟友是英國（含多個英聯邦地區）和中國。 [MSC, trad.]
   二战期间，美军在太平洋战区的主要盟友是英国（含多个英联邦地区）和中国。 [MSC, simp.]

   Èrzhàn qījiān, měijūn zài tàipíngyáng zhànqū de zhǔyào méngyǒu shì yīngguó (hán duō ge yīngliánbāng dìqū) hé zhōngguó. [Pinyin]

   During WWII, Britain (incl. many Commonwealth territories) and China are the main allies of American forces in the Pacific Theater.

2. (military, Mainland China) one of the five inter-service command of the People's Liberation Army after 2015

   Coordinate terms: 軍區 / 军区 (jūnqū), 警備區 / 警备区, 衛戍區 / 卫戍区

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (戰區):

• → Japanese: 戦(せん)区(く) (senku)
• → Korean: 전구(戰區) (jeon'gu)
• → Vietnamese: chiến khu (戰區)