蘇州河

Chinese

		Suzhou	river
trad. (蘇州河)		蘇州	河
simp. (苏州河)		苏州	河

Etymology

Calque of English Soochow Creek, the name given by foreigners as the Wusong River connected Shanghai and Suzhou. The name 蘇州河 is predominantly used in Shanghai.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sūzhōu Hé

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨ ㄓㄡ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ zau¹ ho⁴
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹su-tseu-wu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sūzhōu Hé
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨ ㄓㄡ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sujhou Hé
    • Wade–Giles: Su¹-chou¹ Ho²
    • Yale: Sū-jōu Hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sujou Her
    • Palladius: Сучжоу Хэ (Sučžou Xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou¹ zau¹ ho⁴
    • Yale: sōu jāu hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ dzau¹ ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ zeo¹ ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹su-tseu-wu
    • MiniDict: su^平 tseu wu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹su-tseu-hhu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³³ ɦu²¹/

Proper noun

蘇州河

1. Wusong River; Suzhou Creek (river in China)

   Synonym: 吳淞江／吴淞江 (Wúsōngjiāng)