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九州 (Jiǔ zhōu) — (poetic) a name for China; (geography) Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan; (historical) the nine ancient divisions of China

Definition

九州 has two distinct uses: in Chinese poetry it means 'China / the land' (大禹 divided the realm into nine regions); pronounced Kyūshū, it's the southernmost main island of Japan.

noun
(poetic) a name for China(geography) Kyushuthe southernmost island of Japan(historical) the nine ancient divisions of China

Examples

  • 九州。
    Chuán shuō zhōng dà yǔ jiāng tiān xià fēn wéi Jiǔ zhōu.
    Legend says that Yu the Great divided the land into the nine provinces.
  • 九州，。
    Jiǔ zhōu Dà dì, lì jīng cāng sāng.
    The land of China has experienced many changes.
  • 九州。
    Fú gāng shì rì běn Jiǔ zhōu zuì dà de chéng shì.
    Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu, Japan.
Appears in
China — Places

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