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See also: 欧洲

		Europe	continent; island
trad. (歐洲)		歐	洲
simp. (欧洲)		欧	洲

歐洲

From 歐／欧 (Ōu, abbreviation of 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”).

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Ōuzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄡㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: oujou
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: au¹ zau¹
  - Yale: āu jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: au¹ dzau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Êu-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: eu´ zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: eu¹ zu¹
  - IPA: /e̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ĕu-ciŭ
  - IPA ^(key): /ɛu⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Au-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Au-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: auciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /aʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /aʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /aʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /aʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: O-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: O-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oiciw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɤ³³ t͡ɕiu³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: eu tseu (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɜ⁵⁵ t͡sɜ²¹/