# 澳洲
## Chinese
### Etymology

From 澳 (Ào, abbreviation of 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà), from English Australia) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Àozhōu
    (Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄓㄡ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ou$^3$ zau$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): au$^1$ ziu$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): O-chû
* Eastern Min (BUC): Ó̤-ciŭ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Ò-chiu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): o$^3$ ziu$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$au-tseu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Àozhōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄓㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Àojhou
*** Wade–Giles: Ao$^4$-chou$^1$
*** Yale: Àu-jōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Awjou
*** Palladius: Аочжоу (Aočžou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ou$^3$ zau$^1$
*** Yale: ou jāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ou$^3$ dzau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ou$^3$ zeo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ou̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: au$^1$ ziu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /au³³ t͡siu³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: O-chû
*** Hakka Romanization System: o zu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: o$^4$ zu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /o⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Ó̤-ciŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒieu⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-chiu
*** Tâi-lô: Ò-tsiu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oirciw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /o²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /o⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siu³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /o²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /o¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siu⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: o$^3$ ziu$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ò tsiu
*** Sinological IPA : /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siu³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$au-tseu
*** MiniDict: au$^去$ tseu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$au-tseu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɔ³³ t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

### Proper noun

澳洲
* Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
       Dījià ràng Zhōngguó shāngpǐn zài Àozhōu de shìchǎng dǎkāi júmiàn. [Pinyin]
       The low price of China's goods allows them to break into the Australian market.
** 1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記 [Travel Notes of the New Continent], 廣智書局, published 1907, page 8:
       Àozhōu zhī Xī'ào, Nán'ào liǎng shěng, xiàn néng jiě yīngyǔ wǔshí jù yǐshàng zhě, nǎi kě dēnglù. [Pinyin]
       In Western Australia and South Australia, entry is limited to those who can understand more than fifty sentences in English.
    From: 2020 July 27, 《澳 10 人冠病死 單日新高》, in Harian Indonesia, page A5
    Àozhōu zhōurì (26 rì) tōngbào yǒu 10 rén sǐ yú 2019guānzhuàngbìngdúbìng, chuàng yìqíng bàofā chuàng dānrì sǐwáng shùzì xīngāo. [Pinyin]
    Australia reported on Sunday (26th) that 10 people died from COVID-19, marking a new single-day high since the outbreak of the pandemic.
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
* (dated) Oceania

#### Usage notes

While 澳洲 (Àozhōu) is commonly used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and overseas Chinese communities to denote Australia, it is not always understood in mainland China, or is misunderstood as Oceania. To avoid confusion, the standard term 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà) can be used.

#### Synonyms

* (Australia): 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà); (Taishanese, dated) 新金山
* (Oceania): 大洋洲 (Dàyángzhōu), 海洋洲 (Hǎiyángzhōu)

#### Derived terms

* 澳洲堅果／澳洲坚果 (Àozhōu jiānguǒ)
* 澳洲白䴉／澳洲白鹮 (Àozhōu báihuán)
* 澳洲胡桃 (Àozhōu hútáo)
* 澳洲航空 (Àozhōu Hángkōng)
* 澳洲首都特區／澳洲首都特区 (Àozhōu Shǒudū Tèqū)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 澳 | 洲 |

### Proper noun

澳洲
* chữ Hán form of Úc châu (“(formal, now chiefly Overseas Vietnamese) Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)”).
* chữ Hán form of Úc châu (“(formal, now chiefly Overseas Vietnamese) Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)”).