九州 Jiǔ zhōu ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ gau2 zau1
- division of China during earliest dynasties
- fig. ancient China
- Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
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九
- 九份 Jiǔ fèn ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ gau2 fan6 Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
- 九价 九價 jiǔ jià ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gau2 gaa3 (medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV九价HPV疫苗)
- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 九卿 jiǔ qīng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gau2 hing1 the nine top officials (in imperial China)
- 九原 Jiǔ yuán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ gau2 jyun4 see 九原区
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- 九台 Jiǔ tái ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄞˊ gau2 toi4 see 九台区
- 九天 jiǔ tiān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ gau2 tin1 the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
- 九如 Jiǔ rú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ gau2 jyu4 Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
- 九孔 jiǔ kǒng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ gau2 hung2 abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
- 九巴 Jiǔ bā ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ gau2 baa1 Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龙巴士)
- 九成 jiǔ chéng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ gau2 sing4 nine-tenths
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 九月 Jiǔ yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 jyut6 September
- 九归 九歸 jiǔ guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 gwai1 abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 九江 Jiǔ jiāng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ gau2 gong1 see 九江市
- 九泉 jiǔ quán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gau2 cyun4 the nine springs
- 九流 jiǔ liú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gau2 lau4 the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家
- 九渊 九淵 jiǔ yuān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢ gau2 jyun1 abyss
- 九窍 九竅 jiǔ qiào ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gau2 hiu3 nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
- 九野 jiǔ yě ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄝˇ gau2 je5 the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided
州
- 亳州 Bó zhōu ㄅㄛˊ ㄓㄡ bok3 zau1 see 亳州市
- 伊州 Yī zhōu ㄧ ㄓㄡ ji1 zau1 Tang dynasty province in modern Xinjiang, around Hami 哈密
- 信州 Xìn zhōu ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄡ seon3 zau1 see 信州区
- 儋州 Dān zhōu ㄉㄢ ㄓㄡ daam1 zau1 see 儋州市
- 光州 Guāng zhōu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄡ gwong1 zau1 Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 in Xinyang 信阳, Henan
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- 兖州 兗州 Yǎn zhōu ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄡ jin5 zau1 see 兖州区
- 全州 Quán zhōu ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄡ cyun4 zau1 see 全州县
- 冀州 Jì zhōu ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄡ kei3 zau1 see 冀州区
- 利州 Lì zhōu ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄡ lei6 zau1 see 利州区
- 加州 Jiā zhōu ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄡ gaa1 zau1 California
- 化州 Huà zhōu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄡ faa3 zau1 see 化州市
- 南州 Nán zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 zau1 Nanchou township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
- 原州 Yuán zhōu ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄡ jyun4 zau1 see 原州区
- 台州 Tāi zhōu ㄊㄞ ㄓㄡ toi4 zau1 see 台州市
- 吉州 Jí zhōu ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ gat1 zau1 see 吉州区
- 商州 Shāng zhōu ㄕㄤ ㄓㄡ soeng1 zau1 see 商州区
- 塔州 Tǎ Zhōu ㄊㄚˇ ㄓㄡ taap3 zau1 Tasmania (abbr. for 塔斯曼尼亚州)
- 夏州 Xià zhōu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ haa6 zau1 old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi
- 夔州 Kuí zhōu ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄡ kwai4 zau1 Kuizhou, ancient area of modern Fengjie County 奉节县, Chongqing
- 孟州 Mèng zhōu ㄇㄥˋ ㄓㄡ maang6 zau1 see 孟州市
Idioms with these characters
- 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 九天揽月 九天攬月 jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 tin1 laam5 jyut6 (idiom) to reach for the stars
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- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 龙生九子 龍生九子 lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄗˇ lung4 sang1 gau2 zi2 lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
- 三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí ㄙㄢ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- 十赌九输 十賭九輸 shí dǔ jiǔ shū ㄕˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨ sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
- 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn ㄕˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag
- 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
Example sentences
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你 去 过 過 九州 吗 嗎 ？
Have you ever been to Kyushu?
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