州 (zau1 | zhou1) : administrative district in ancient China

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州

zau1

zhou1

[1] [n] administrative district in ancient China [2] [n] region with 2,500 families [3] [n] county [4] [n] place surrounded by water; islet; sand bar [5] [n] state (in the U.S.A.) [6] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 川 (#47)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

州 / 州

Don't confuse with:
洲卅

This word has been viewed 13996 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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密州 mat6 zau1 mi4 zhou1 = Mississippi - US State; short for 密西西比州

密西西比州 mat6 sai1 sai1 bei2 zau1 mi4 xi1 xi1 bi3 zhou1 = Mississippi - US State; also 密州 for short

廣州 gwong2 zau1 guang3 zhou1 = Guangzhou; Canton

廣州話 gwong2 zau1 waa6*2 guang3 zhou1 hua4 = Cantonese language

州長 zau1 zoeng2 zhou1 chang2 = governor (of a US state)

蘇州 sou1 zau1 su1 zhou1 = Suzhou

加州 gaa1 zau1 jia1 zhou1 = California

路州 lou6 zau1 lu4 zhou1 = state of Louisiana

廣州市 gwong2 zau1 si5 guang3 zhou1 shi4 = Guangzhou

潮州粉果 ciu4 zau1 fan2 gwo2 = Chiu-Chow style dumplings

潮州話 ciu4 zau1 waa6*2 chao2 zhou1 hua4 = Chiu-Chow dialect

潮州柑 ciu4 zau1 gam1 = Chaozhou Mandarin oranges; [粵]: a pockmarked face (by metaphor)

潮州煎蠔烙 ciu4 zau1 zin1 hou4 lok3 = Chaozhou style fried eggs with oysters

青山州 cing1 saan1 zau1 qing1 shan1 zhou1 = Vermont (green mountain state)

潮州冷 ciu4 zau1 laang5*1 = Chaozhou people 粵

神州 san4 zau1 shen2 zhou1 = China ; a poetic name for China (lit. the divine land)

康州 hong1 zau1 kang1 zhou1 = Connecticut

星州 sing1 zau1 = Singapore (short form)

州警 zau1 ging2 = the state police

州警局 zau1 gung2 guk6*2 = the state police department

賓州仔 ban1 zau1 zai2 = a small antenna (for a mobile phone) 粵

蘇州屎 sou1 zau1 si2 su1 zhou1 shi3 = a mess left behind from someone else; knotty problem or sticky business that needs to be dealt with 粵

蘇州過後冇艇搭 sou1 zau1 gwo3 hau6 mou5 teng5 daap3 su1 zhou1 guo4 hou4 mao3 ting3 da1 = opportunity only knocks once; seize a chance when you have it 粵

梧州話 ng4 zau1 waa6*2 wu2 zhou1 hua4 = Wuzhou dialect

州政府 zau1 zing3 fu2 zhou1 zheng4 fu3 = the state government (of US states)

澳州 ou3 zau1 ao4 zhou1 = Australia

光州 gwong1 zau1 guang1 zhou1 = Kwangju (South Korea)

九州 gau2 zau1 jiu3 zhou1 = Kyushu (Japan's 3rd largest island)

潮州 ciu4 zau1 chao2 zhou1 = Chiuchow; Chaozhou; Teochew

潮州菜 ciu4 zau1 coi3 = Teochew cuisine; Chaozhou cuisine

福州 fuk1 zau1 fu2 zhou1 = Fuzhou

貴州 gwai3 zau1 gui4 zhou1 = Guizhou (PRC province in the SW of the country)

賓州 ban1 zau1 bin1 zhou1 = Pennsylvania; the penis

賓州大學 ban1 zau1 daai6 hok6 bin1 zhou1 da4 xue2 = University of Pennsylvania; Penn

佛羅里達州 fat6 lo4 lei5 daat6 zau1 = Florida

蘭州 laan4 zau1 lan2 zhou1 = Lanzhou

馬里蘭州 maa5 lei5 laan4 zau1 ma3 li3 lan2 zhou1 = Maryland, USA

德克薩斯州 dak1 hak1 saat3 si1 zau1 de2 ke4 sa4 si1 zhou1 = state of Texas

德州 dak1 zau1 de2 zhou1 = Texas

新澤西州 san1 zaak6 sai1 zau1 Xin1 ze2 xi1 zhou1 = New Jersey

本州 bun2 zau1 ben3 zhou1 = Honshu

德州地區 dak1 zau1 dei6 keoi1 de2 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Dezhou district (district in Shandong)

亞利桑納州 aa3 lei6 song1 naap6 zau1 ya4 li4 sang1 na4 zhou1 = state of Arizona

蘇州地區 sou1 zau1 dei6 keoi1 Su1 zhou1 di4 qu1 = [n] Suzhou district (district in Jiangsu)

濱州 ban1 zau1 bin1 zhou1 = Binzhou

濱州地區 ban1 zau1 dei6 keoi1 bin1 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Huimin district (district in Shandong)

亳州 bok3 zau1 bo4 zhou1 = Bozhou

滄州 cong1 zau1 cang1 zhou1 = Cangzhou (city in Hebei)

滁州 cyu4 zau1 chu2 zhou1 = Chuzhou (city in Anhui)

鄧州 dang6 zau1 deng4 zhou1 = Dengzhou (city in Henan)

定州 ding6 zau1 ding4 zhou1 = Dingzhou (city in Hebei)

化州 faa3 zau1 hua4 zhou1 = Huazhou (city in Guangdong)

霍州 fok3 zau1 huo4 zhou1 = Huozhou (city in Shanxi)

金州區 gam1 zau1 keoi1 jin1 zhou1 qu1 = Jinzhou (area in Liaoning)

錦州 gam2 zau1 jin3 zhou1 = Jinzhou (city in Liaoning)

贛州 gam3 zau1 gan4 zhou1 = Ganzhou (city in Jiangxi)

贛州地區 gam3 zau1 dei6 keoi1 gan4 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Ganzhou district (district in Jiangxi)

高州 gou1 zau1 gao1 zhou1 = Gaozhou (city in Guangdong)

貴州省 gwai3 zau1 saang2 gui4 zhou1 sheng3 = Guizhou, southern Chinese province

雷州 leoi4 zau1 lei2 zhou1 = Leizhou (city in Guangdong)

萊州 loi4 zau1 lai2 zhou1 = Laizhou (city in Shandong)

鄂州 ngok6 zau1 e4 zhou1 = Ezhou (city in Hubei)

郴州 sam1 zau1 chen1 zhou1 = Chenzhou (city in Hunan)

常州 soeng4 zau1 chang2 zhou1 = Changzhou (city in Jiangsu)

惠州 wai6 zau1 hui4 zhou1 = Huizhou (city in Guangdong)

黃州 wong4 zau1 huang2 zhou1 = Huangzhou (city in Hubei)

湖州 wu4 zau1 hu2 zhou1 = Huzhou (city in Zhejiang)

徐州地區 ceoi4 zau1 dei6 keoi1 xu2 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Xuzhou district (district in Jiangsu)

欽州 jam1 zau1 qin1 zhou1 = Qinzhou (city in Guangxi)

欽州地區 jam1 zau1 dei6 keoi1 qin1 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Qinzhou district (district in Guangxi)

忻州 jan1 zau1 xin1 zhou1 = Xinzhou (city in Shanxi)

揚州 joeng4 zau1 yang2 zhou1 = Yangzhou (city in Jiangsu)

柳州 lau5 zau1 liu3 zhou1 = Liuzhou (city in Guangxi)

柳州地區 lau5 zau1 dei6 keoi1 liu3 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Liuzhou district (district in Guangxi)

梅州 mui4 zau1 mei2 zhou1 = Meizhou (city in Guangdong)

南州鄉 naam4 zau1 hoeng1 nan2 zhou1 xiang1 = Nanchou (village in Taiwan)

梧州 ng4 zau1 wu2 zhou1 = Wuzhou (city in Guangxi)

梧州地區 ng4 zau1 dei6 keoi1 wu2 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Wuzhou district (district in Guangxi)

商州 soeng1 zau1 shang1 zhou1 = Shangzhou (city in Shaanxi)

朔州 sok3 zau1 shuo4 zhou1 = Shuozhou (city in Shanxi)

宿州 suk1 zau1 su4 zhou1 = Suzhou (city in Anhui)

宣州 syun1 zau1 xuan1 zhou1 = Xuanzhou (city in Anhui)

台州地區 toi4 zau1 dei6 keoi1 tai2 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Taizhou (district in Zhejiang)

北九州 bak1 gau2 zau1 bei3 jiu3 zhou1 = Kitakyushu

廣州白雲機場 gwong2 zau1 baak6 wan4 gei1 coeng4 = Guangzhou's Baiyun International Airport

鄭州 zeng6 zau1 = Zhengzhou

福州話 fuk1 zau1 waa6*2 = Foochowese (dialect of Fuzhou)

福州人 fuk1 zau1 jan4 = a person from Fuzhou

廣州市場 gwong2 zau1 si5 coeng4 = Canton Bazaar

潮州芥菜煲 ciu4 zau1 gaai3 coi3 bou1 = Chiuchow-style mustard hotpot

內華達州 noi6 waa4 daat6 zau1 nei4 hua4 da2 zhou1 = Nevada

永州 wing5 zau1 yong3 zhou1 = Yongzhou (city in Hunan)

路易斯安那州 lou6 ji6 si1 on1 naa5 zau1 lu4 yi4 si1 an1 na4 zhou1 = Louisiana (U.S. state)

華盛頓州 waa4 sing6 deon6 zau1 hua2 sheng4 dun4 zhou1 = Washington State

徐州 ceoi4 zau1 xu2 zhou1 = Xuzhou (city in Jiangsu province)

昆士蘭州 kwan1 si6 laan4 zau1 kun1 shi4 lan2 zhou1 = Queensland (Australia)

杭州 hong4 zau1 hang2 zhou1 = Hangzhou (city)

伊利諾州 ji1 lei6 nok6 zau1 yi1 li4 nuo4 zhou1 = state of Illinois

崇州 sung4 zau1 chong2 zhou1 = Chongzhou (city in Sichuan)

密蘇里州 mat6 sou1 lei5 zau1 mi4 su1 li3 zhou1 = Missouri

潮州怒漢 ciu4 zau1 nou6 hon3 = Chao Zhou angry guy

甘南州 gam1 naam4 zau1 gan1 nan2 zhou1 = Gannan (place in Heilongjiang)

蘇州碼子 sou1 zau1 maa5 zi2 su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5 = Suzhou numerals, traditionally used by shopkeepers to mark price

弗州 fat1 zau1 fu2 zhou1 = Virginia, U.S.A.

雷州半島 leoi4 zau1 bun3 dou2 lei2 zhou1 ban4 dao3 = Leizhou Peninsula

蘇州大學 sou1 zau1 daai6 hok6 su1 zhou1 da4 xue2 = Soochow University (Jiangsu)

蘭州大學 laan4 zau1 daai6 hok6 lan2 zhou1 da4 xue2 = Lanzhou University

鄭州大學 zeng6 zau1 daai6 hok6 zheng4 zhou1 da4 xue2 = Zhengzhou University

德州儀器 dak1 zau1 ji4 hei3 de2 zhou1 yi2 qi4 = Texas Instruments

俄亥俄州 ngo4 hoi6 ngo4 zau1 e2 hai4 e2 zhou1 = Ohio

加利福尼亞州 gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 zau1 jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 zhou1 = California

密歇根州 mat6 hit3 gan1 zau1 mi4 xie1 gen1 zhou1 = Michigan

康涅狄格州 hong1 nip6 dik6 gaak3 zau1 kang1 nie4 di2 ge2 zhou1 = Connecticut

新南威爾士州 san1 naam4 wai1 ji5 si6 zau1 xin1 nan2 Wei1 er3 shi4 zhou1 = New South Wales (Australian state)

新墨西哥州 san1 mak6 sai1 go1 zau1 xin1 mo4 xi1 ge1 zhou1 = New Mexico

明尼蘇達州 ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6 zau1 ming2 ni2 su1 da2 zhou1 = Minnesota

佛蒙特州 fat6 mung4 dak6 zau1 fo2 meng2 te4 zhou1 = Vermont

俄勒岡州 ngo4 laak6 gong1 e2 le4 gang1 = Oregon, U. S. State

新州 san1 zau1 = New Jersey

兗州 jin5 zau1 yan3 zhou1 = Yanzhou (city in Shandong)

泉州 cyun4 zau1 quan2 zhou1 = Quanzhou, prefecture level city in Fujian

溫州 wan1 zau1 wen1 zhou1 = Wenzhou (city in Zhejiang)

廣州進出口商品交易會 gwong2 zau1 zeon3 ceot1 hau2 soeng1 ban2 gaau1 jik6 wui6*2 = Guangzhou Export Commodities Fair

楊州炒飯 joeng4 zau1 caau2 faan6 = fried rice Yangzhou style

堪薩斯州 ham1 saat3 si1 zau1 kan1 sa4 si1 zhou1 = state of Kansas

潮州鎮 ciu4 zau1 zan3 chao2 zhou1 zhen4 = Chaochou (town in Taiwan)

膠州 gaau1 zau1 jiao1 zhou1 = Jiaozhou (city in Shandong)

甘南藏族自治州 gam1 naam4 cong4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1 gan1 nan2 Cang2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 = Gannan Zang zhizhou (place in Gansu)

全州 cyun4 zau1 quan2 zhou1 = Quanzhou (place in Guangxi)

加州紅 gaa1 zau1 hung4 = California Red (karaoke group)

杭州鹹魚白切鴨 hong4 zau1 haam4 jyu4*2 baak6 cit3 aap3 = Hangzhou dish of steamed duck pieces served with slices of salted fish

九州旅客鐵道 gau2 zau1 leoi5 haak3 tit3 dou6 jiu3 zhou1 lv3 ke4 tie3 dao4 = Kyushu Railway Company

巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 baa1 jam1 gwok3 ling4 mung4 gu2 zi6 zi6 zau1 ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 = Bayinguoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang

昌吉回族自治州 coeng1 gat1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1 chang1 ji2 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 = Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture

延邊朝鮮族自治州 jin4 bin1 ziu1 sin1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1 yan2 bian1 chao2 xian3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 (PRC) = Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province

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王先生要經廣州前往桂林。
Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou.

新澤西州到處都係不毛之地粵
New Jersey is just barren wasteland.
[Lit. New Jersey everywhere also is barren wasteland. Originally the sentence was 死神界到處都是不毛之地, but I gave it a little twist!]

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