蘭州

See also: 兰州

Chinese

		orchid	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (蘭州)		蘭	州
simp. (兰州)		兰	州

Etymology

Coined in 581 with the establishment of 蘭州府 (“Lan prefecture”). Named after 皋蘭山／皋兰山.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Lánzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄓㄡ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Ланҗу (Lanžu, I-II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): laan⁴ zau¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lan³ ziu¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Làn-chû

  (Meixian, Guangdong): lan² zu¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): Làng-ciŭ
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Lân-chiu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lang⁵ ziu¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶le-tseu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lánzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lánjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Lan²-chou¹
    • Yale: Lán-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lanjou
    • Palladius: Ланьчжоу (Lanʹčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Ланҗу (Lanžu, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /læ̃²⁴ ʈ͡ʂou⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laan⁴ zau¹
    • Yale: làahn jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lan⁴ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːn²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lan³ ziu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lan²² t͡siu³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Làn-chû
    • Hakka Romanization System: lanˇ zu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lan² zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /lan¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: lan² zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /lan¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Làng-ciŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃aŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lân-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Lân-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lanciw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lan²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lan²⁴⁻²² t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lan¹³⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lan²³⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lang⁵ ziu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lâng tsiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siu³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶le-tseu
    • MiniDict: le^去 tseu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³le-tseu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /le²² t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: lan tsyuw

Rime
Character	蘭	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	落干切	職流切
Baxter	lan	tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɑn/	/t͡ɕɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑn/	/t͡ɕiu/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑn/	/t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lan/	/cuw/
Li Rong	/lɑn/	/t͡ɕiu/
Wang Li	/lɑn/	/t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/lɑn/	/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lán	zhōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	laan4	zau1

Proper noun

蘭州

1. (～府) (historical) Lan (a former prefecture of modern Gansu Province, China)
2. (～市) Lanzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, China)

Descendants

• → English: Lan-chou, Lanchow, Lanzhou

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘭	州
らん Jinmeiyō	しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Proper noun

蘭(らん)州(しゅう) • (Ranshū) 

1. Lanzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, in northwestern China)