滿洲

See also: 満州 and 满洲

Chinese

	to fill; to fulfill; filled to fill; to fulfill; filled; packed; Manchurian	continent; island
trad. (滿洲)	滿	洲
simp. (满洲)	满	洲
alternative forms	滿珠／满珠

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju).

It was originally the name for the Manchu people and not a geographical term, as stated by the Qianlong Emperor in the Researches on Manchu Origins [1777]. Its later usage as a geographical term (i.e. as Manchuria) was influenced by Japanese 満(まん)洲(しゅう) (Manshū) and Western languages.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Mǎnzhōu
(Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˇ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁵ zau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mân-chû
Min Dong (BUC): Muāng-ciŭ
Min Nan (POJ): Boán-chiu
Wu (Wiktionary): moe tseu (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎnzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˇ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎnjhou
  - Wade–Giles: Man³-chou¹
  - Yale: Mǎn-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maanjou
  - Palladius: Маньчжоу (Manʹčžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /män²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mun⁵ zau¹
  - Yale: múhn jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁵ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mun⁵ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːn¹³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mân-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: man´ zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: man¹ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /man²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Muāng-ciŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muaŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Boán-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Buán-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boafnciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /buan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /buan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: moe tseu (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mø²² t͡sɜ⁴⁴/

Noun

滿洲

(literary, collective) Manchu (people)

Synonyms

滿人／满人 (mǎnrén)
滿族／满族 (Mǎnzú)
滿洲人／满洲人 (Mǎnzhōurén)
滿洲族／满洲族 (mǎnzhōuzú)

Proper noun

滿洲

(historical) (～地區, ～地方, ～地域) Manchuria

Usage notes

The use of 滿洲／满洲 (Mǎnzhōu) to refer to the region of Northeast China is now strongly discouraged as it is strongly associated with Japanese imperialism and the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo.

Synonyms

東北／东北 (Dōngběi)

Derived terms

滿洲人／满洲人 (Mǎnzhōurén)
滿洲國／满洲国 (Mǎnzhōuguó)
滿洲族／满洲族 (mǎnzhōuzú)
滿洲棋／满洲棋 (mǎnzhōuqí)

滿洲話／满洲话 (mǎnzhōuhuà)
滿洲象棋／满洲象棋 (mǎnzhōu xiàngqí)
滿洲里／满洲里 (Mǎnzhōulǐ)

References

Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), “滿洲”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (in Japanese and Min Nan), Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), OCLC 25747241

Japanese

Kanji in this term
滿	洲
まん Hyōgaiji	しゅう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Proper noun

滿(まん)洲(しゅう) • (Manshū) (kyūjitai, shinjitai 満洲)

Kyūjitai form of 満洲: Manchuria

Korean

Hanja in this term
滿	洲

Proper noun

滿洲 • (Manju) (hangeul 만주)

Hanja form^? of 만주 (“Manchuria”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
滿	洲

Proper noun

滿洲

chữ Hán form of Mãn Châu (“Manchuria”).