châu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chau"
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of châu – see 巢 (“nest; lair; den; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 巢). |
For pronunciation and definitions of châu – see 勦. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 勦). |
For pronunciation and definitions of châu – see 剿 (“to destroy; to exterminate; to annihilate”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 剿). |
For pronunciation and definitions of châu – see 齊 (“even; uniform; of equal length; same; identical; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 齊). |
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 洲 (“continent”).
Noun edit
châu
- Clipping of châu lục (“geopolitical continent”).
- the same as châu lục, minus Antarctica
- năm châu bốn bể
- the five (geopolitical) continents and the four oceans
Derived terms edit
- Á Châu (亞洲, “Asia”), Á châu (“Asia”)
- Âu châu (歐洲, “Europe”)
- châu Á (洲亞, “Asia”)
- châu Âu (洲歐, “Europe”)
- Châu Đại Dương (洲大洋, “Oceania”)
- châu lục (洲陸, “continent”)
- châu Mĩ (洲美, “the Americas”), Châu Mỹ (洲美, “the Americas”)
- châu Phi (洲非, “Africa”)
- châu thổ (洲土, “river delta”)
- Châu Úc (洲澳, “Australia”)
- chó hoang châu Phi (𤝹荒洲非, “African Hunting Dog”)
- Mĩ châu (美洲, “the Americas”)
- Phi châu (非洲, “Africa”)
- Úc Châu (澳洲, “Australia”)
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 州 (“a type of historical political divisions”).
Noun edit
châu
- (history) a province in ancient China
- Giao Châu là một châu của Trung Quốc thời Bắc thuộc.
- Jiaozhou (region) was a province under Chinese government.
Derived terms edit
- Lai Châu (萊州, “Lai Châu”)
- Quảng Châu (廣州, “Guangzhou”)
- tri châu (知州, “provincial prefect”)
- Triều Châu (潮州, “Chaozhou”)
- Tuyền Châu (泉州, “Quanzhou”)
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 珠 (“bead/pearl”).
Noun edit
châu
- a round ornament (especially for a Christmas tree)
- (only in compounds) precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
- (figurative) teardrops
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 週 (“to circle”).
Verb edit
châu
Derived terms edit
- lỗ châu mai (“embrasure”)