德州
Chinese
| manliness, manly virtue, virtuous |
prefecture prefectural seat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (德州) | 德 | 州 | |
| simp. #(德州) | 德 | 州 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Dézhōu
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Déjhou
- Wade–Giles: Tê2-chou1
- Yale: Dé-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Derjou
- Palladius: Дэчжоу (Dɛčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dak1 zau1
- Yale: dāk jāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dak7 dzau1
- Guangdong Romanization: deg1 zeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Named after 德水, an ancient name for the Yellow River bestowed by Qin Shi Huang based on the Five Phases theory (Qin claimed the virtue of water). The prefecture was first established in 589 CE during the Sui dynasty.
Proper noun
德州
- (historical) De (a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong)
- (～市) Dezhou (a prefecture-level city of Shandong, China)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Proper noun
德州
Synonyms
- (Mainland China) 得州 (Dézhōu)