得州

Chinese

		get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (得州)		得	州
simp. ^#(得州)		得	州

Etymology

The usage of the character 得 instead of 德 (dé) is to avoid confusion with Dezhou City in China.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dézhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ zau¹

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/
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/

Proper noun

得州

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) short for 得克薩斯州／得克萨斯州 (Dékèsàsī Zhōu, “State of Texas”)

Synonyms

德州 (Dézhōu)