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常州

常州

Chinese

		always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant	province; state (United States); sub-prefecture
simp. and trad. (常州)		常	州

Proper noun

常州

Changzhou (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, China)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Chángzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁴ zau¹
Min Nan (POJ): Siông-chiu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: Chángzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Changrjou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    常州
    長洲／长洲
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁴ zau¹
  - Yale: sèuhng jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁴ dzau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siông-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Siông-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/