神州

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (神州)		神	州
simp. ^#(神州)		神	州

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shénzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ zau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sṳ̀n-chû
Min Dong (BUC): Sìng-cĭu
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Sîn-chiu

(Teochew, Peng'im): sêng⁵ ziu¹
Wu (Wiktionary): ³zen-tseu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shénzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shénjhou
  - Wade–Giles: shên²-chou¹
  - Yale: shén-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernjou
  - Palladius: шэньчжоу (šɛnʹčžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ zau¹
  - Yale: sàhn jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sṳ̀n-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin² zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Sìng-cĭu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sîn-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Sîn-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin¹³⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sêng⁵ ziu¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sêng tsiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siu³³/

Note: Jieyang.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ³zen-tseu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̥əɲ²² t͡sɜ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ʑiɪn t͡ɕɨu/

Rime
Character	神	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	船 (27)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	食鄰切	職流切
Baxter	zyin	tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʑiɪn/	/t͡ɕɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/ʑin/	/t͡ɕiu/
Shao Rongfen	/ʑjen/	/t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʑin/	/cuw/
Li Rong	/d͡ʑiĕn/	/t͡ɕiu/
Wang Li	/d͡ʑĭĕn/	/t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡ʑʰi̯ĕn/	/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shén	zhōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	san⁴	zau¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.li[n] tu/

(Zhengzhang): /*hlin tju/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	神	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shén	zhōu
Middle Chinese	‹ zyin ›	‹ tsyuw ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.li[n]/	/*tu/
English	spirit	islet in stream; province
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	神	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	11245	17493
Phonetic component	申	州
Rime group	眞	幽
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	神	周
Old Chinese	/*hlin/	/*tju/

Proper noun

神州

(literary) the Divine Land (China)

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 神州

中 (Zhōng) (abbreviation)
中原 (Zhōngyuán)
九州 (Jiǔzhōu)
唐山 (Tángshān)
域中 (yùzhōng) (literary, figurative)
天下 (tiānxià) (lofty)
天朝 (Tiāncháo) (historical or Internet slang)
支那 (Zhīnà) (obsolete, now usually derogatory or offensive)
桃花石 (Táohuāshí) (obsolete)
猜拿 (transliteration of English China)
神州 (Shénzhōu) (literary)
脂那 (Zhīnà) (obsolete)

至那 (Zhìnà) (obsolete)
震旦 (Zhèndàn) (archaic)
中國／中国 (Zhōngguó)
中華／中华 (Zhōnghuá)
種花家／种花家 (Zhònghuājiā) (slang, humorous)
華／华 (Huá) (abbreviation)
華夏／华夏 (Huáxià)
諸夏／诸夏 (Zhūxià)
諸華／诸华 (Zhūhuá)
赤縣／赤县 (Chìxiàn) (literary)
赤縣神州／赤县神州 (Chìxiàn Shénzhōu) (literary)

Noun

神州

(literary) capital city (of a country)

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 神州

京城 (jīngchéng) (literary)
京邑 (jīngyì) (literary)
京都 (jīngdū) (literary)
帝都 (dìdū) (imperial capital)
王京 (wángjīng) (literary, royal capital)
王都 (wángdū) (formal, royal capital)
皇州 (huángzhōu) (literary, imperial capital)
都城 (dūchéng)
都邑 (dūyì) (literary)

首都 (shǒudū)
上國／上国 (shàngguó) (literary)
京師／京师 (jīngshī) (literary)
京華／京华 (jīnghuá) (literary)
國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
國都／国都 (guódū)
鎬京／镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
長安／长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	州
しん Grade: 3	しゅう Grade: 3
kan’on

Alternative spelling
神州 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃ɕɨᵝː]

Proper noun

神(しん)州(しゅう) • (Shinshū)

land of the gods; Japan; China
Synonym: 神国 (Shinkoku)

神(しん)州(しゅう)不(ふ)滅(めつ)
Shinshū Fumetsu
Immortal Country of Gods (World War II propaganda slogan)

Usage notes

During the twentieth century, especially from the Russo-Japanese War (1904) through World War II (1945), the term was frequently used to refer to Japan in patriotic or propaganda messages. In earlier centuries, it was sometimes used to refer to China or to Japan. Use of the term is associated both with Emperor worship and with Shintoism.

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