甘州

Chinese

		sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (甘州)		甘	州
simp. #(甘州)		甘	州

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gānzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ zau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gānzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ganjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Kan¹-chou¹
    • Yale: Gān-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ganjou
    • Palladius: Ганьчжоу (Ganʹčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ zau¹
    • Yale: gām jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

甘州

1. (～區) Ganzhou (a district of Zhangye, Gansu, China)
2. (historical) Ganzhou (a historical prefecture of China, located in moder-day Zhangye, Gansu)

Derived terms

• 甘肅 / 甘肃 (Gānsù)