歐洲

See also: 欧洲, 欧州, and 洲歐

Chinese

		surname; Europe	continent; island
trad. (歐洲)		歐	洲
simp. (欧洲)		欧	洲

Etymology

From 歐／欧 (Ōu, abbreviation of 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ōuzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄡㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): au¹ zau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Êu-chû
Eastern Min (BUC): Ĕu-ciŭ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Au-chiu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ao¹ ziu¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹eu-tseu₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ōuzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄡㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Oujhou
  - Wade–Giles: Ou¹-chou¹
  - Yale: Ōu-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Oujou
  - Palladius: Оучжоу (Oučžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: au¹ zau¹
  - Yale: āu jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: au¹ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: eo¹ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Êu-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: eu^ˊ zu^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: eu¹ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ĕu-ciŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛu⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Au-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Au-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: auciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /au⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /au⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ao¹ ziu¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: au tsiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /au³³⁻²³ t͡siu³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹eu-tseu₁
  - MiniDict: eu^平 tseu^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹eu-tseu₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɤ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /øy⁴⁴ t͡søy/

Proper noun

歐洲

Europe
歐洲一體化／欧洲一体化 ― Ōuzhōu yītǐhuà ― European integration

歐洲發端／欧洲发端 ― Ōuzhōu fāduān ― European origin

難民逃往歐洲的路線 [MSC, trad.]
难民逃往欧洲的路线 [MSC, simp.]
nànmín táo wǎng Ōuzhōu de lùxiàn [Pinyin]
the route of refugees fleeing to Europe

Synonyms

(abbreviation) 歐／欧 (ōu)
(dated) 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)

Derived terms

歐安會／欧安会 (Ōu'ānhuì)
歐洲大陸／欧洲大陆 (Ōuzhōudàlù)
歐洲烏賊／欧洲乌贼 (Ōuzhōu wūzéi)
歐洲狗獾／欧洲狗獾
歐洲聯盟／欧洲联盟 (Ōuzhōu Liánméng)
歐洲議會／欧洲议会 (Ōuzhōu Yìhuì)
歐洲鰉／欧洲鳇 (ōuzhōuhuáng)

Adjective

歐洲

(neologism, slang, in gacha games) of good luck
Antonym: 非洲 (Fēizhōu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (歐洲):

→ Japanese: 欧州(おうしゅう) (ōshū)
→ Korean: 구주(歐洲) (guju)
→ Vietnamese: Âu châu (歐洲)

Others:

→ Vietnamese: châu Âu (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歐	洲
おう Hyōgai	しゅう Jinmeiyō
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 歐洲 – see the following entry.

【欧州おうしゅう】

[proper noun] Europe (continent)

Alternative spelling
欧洲

(This term, 歐洲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (欧洲) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
歐	洲

Proper noun

歐洲 • (Guju) (hangeul 구주)

hanja form^? of 구주 (“Europe”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
歐	洲

Proper noun

歐洲

chữ Hán form of Âu châu (“Europe”).

Seven Continents in Mandarin · 七大洲 (layout · text)
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