德州
Chinese
| manliness, manly virtue, virtuous |
prefecture prefectural seat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (德州) | 德 | 州 | |
| simp. #(德州) | 德 | 州 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Dézhōu
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Déjhou
- Wade–Giles: Tê2-chou1
- Yale: Dé-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Derjou
- Palladius: Дэчжоу (Dɛčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dak1 zau1
- Yale: dāk jāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dak7 dzau1
- Guangdong Romanization: deg1 zeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Proper noun
德州
- (historical) De (a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong)
- (～市) Dezhou (a prefecture-level city of Shandong, China)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Proper noun
德州
Synonyms
- (Mainland China) 得州 (Dézhōu)