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.
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