澳洲

Chinese

		deep bay; cove; bay deep bay; cove; bay; harbor; (abbrev) Australia; Macao	continent; island
trad. (澳洲)		澳	洲
simp. ^#(澳洲)		澳	洲

Etymology

From 澳 (Ào, abbreviation of 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà), from English Australia) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Àozhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ou³ zau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): O-chû
Min Dong (BUC): Ó̤-ciŭ
Min Nan (POJ): Ò-chiu
Wu (Wiktionary): au tseu (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: Àozhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: awjou
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    奧州／奥州
    澳洲
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ou³ zau¹
  - Yale: ou jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ou³ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ou³ zeo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ou̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: O-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: o zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: o⁴ zu¹
  - IPA: /o⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ó̤-ciŭ
  - IPA ^(key): /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Ò-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oirciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /o²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /o⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /o²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /o¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: au tseu (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔ³³ t͡sɜ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

澳洲

Australia
(dated) Oceania

Usage notes

While 澳洲 is commonly used within Australia by speakers of Chinese to denote Australia, it is not always understood outside of Australia, or is misunderstood as Oceania. To prevent confusion, the formal term 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà) can be used.

Synonyms

(Australia): 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà)
(Oceania): 大洋洲 (Dàyángzhōu), 海洋洲 (Hǎiyángzhōu)

Derived terms

澳洲堅果／澳洲坚果 (Àozhōu jiānguǒ)
澳洲白䴉／澳洲白鹮 (Àozhōu báihuán)

澳洲胡桃 (Àozhōu hútáo)

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