中州

Chinese
 
middle; center; within
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
province; prefecture; state
province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (中州) 中 州
simp. #(中州) 中 州

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

中州

  1. the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)
  2. Alternative name for 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “China”).

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 中州音韻／中州音韵
  • 中州韻／中州韵

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
中 州
なか
Grade: 1		 す
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Compound of 中(なか) (naka, “middle, center”) + 州(す) (su, “sandbank”).[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

    Noun

    中(なか)州(す) • (nakasu) 

    1. a sandbank in a river

    Etymology 2
    Kanji in this term
    中 州
    ちゅう
    Grade: 1    		 しゅう
    Grade: 3
    on’yomi

    From Middle Chinese 中州 (*djiung *jiou). Compare modern Chinese 中州 (Zhōngzhōu).

    Pronunciation
      • (Tokyo) ちゅうしゅう [chùúshúú] (Heiban – [0])[3]
      • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːɕɨᵝː]

      Noun

      中(ちゅう)州(しゅう) • (chūshū) ←ちゆうしう (tyūsiu)?

      1. (archaic) the central location of some larger geographic area

      Proper noun

      中(ちゅう)州(しゅう) • (Chūshū) ←ちゆうしう (tyūsiu)?

      1. (archaic) China

      References
      1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
      2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
      3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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