Suzhou

See also: Sūzhōu

English

Etymology 1

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu).

Alternative forms

Soochow, Suchow, Suchou, Su-chou (obsolete or historical)

Proper noun

Suzhou

A city between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China.
(historical) Su, a former imperial prefecture surrounding the city.
The present municipality, including the city's suburbs and rural hinterland.

Synonyms

(city in Jiangsu): Wu, Gusu, Helu City (historic settlements)

Derived terms

Suzhounese (demonym, dialect)

Translations

Chinese city in Jiangsu

Arabic: سُوجُو‎ m (sūjū)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 蘇州, 苏州 (sou¹ zau¹)

Mandarin: 蘇州 (zh), 苏州 (zh) (Sūzhōu)
Japanese: 蘇州 (そしゅう, Soshū)
Korean: 쑤저우 (ssujeou)

Latin: Suceu, urbs (la) Suceuvensis
Macedonian: Суџоу n (Súdžou)
Marathi: सूझोउ n (sūzhou)
Russian: Сучжо́у m (Sučžóu)
Vietnamese: Tô Châu

Etymology 2

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 宿州 (Sùzhōu).

Proper noun

Suzhou

A prefecture-level city in Anhui province.

Translations

Chinese city in Anhui

Chinese:
Cantonese: 宿州 (suk¹ zau¹)

Mandarin: 宿州 (zh) (Sùzhōu)

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Etymology 3

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 肅州／肃州 (Sùzhōu).

Proper noun

Suzhou

A district in Jiuquan, Gansu province.
A town in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu province.

Translations

Chinese district and a town in Gansu

Chinese:
Mandarin: 肅州 (zh) (Sùzhōu)

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