明州

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (明州)		明	州
simp. #(明州)		明	州

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Míngzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Míngzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Míngjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Ming²-chou¹
    • Yale: Míng-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingjou
    • Palladius: Минчжоу (Minčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

明州

1. Short for 明尼蘇達州／明尼苏达州 (Míngnísūdá Zhōu, “State of Minnesota”).