# 歐洲
## Chinese
### Etymology

From 歐／欧 (Ōu, abbreviation of 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Ōuzhōu
    (Zhuyin): ㄡ ㄓㄡ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): au$^1$ zau$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Êu-chû
* Eastern Min (BUC): Ĕu-ciŭ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Au-chiu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ao$^1$ ziu$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$eu-tseu$_1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Ōuzhōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄡ ㄓㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Oujhou
*** Wade–Giles: Ou$^1$-chou$^1$
*** Yale: Ōu-jōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Oujou
*** Palladius: Оучжоу (Oučžou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: au$^1$ zau$^1$
*** Yale: āu jāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: au$^1$ dzau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: eo$^1$ zeo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Êu-chû
*** Hakka Romanization System: eu$^ˊ$ zu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: eu$^1$ zu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Ĕu-ciŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛu⁵⁵ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒieu⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Au-chiu
*** Tâi-lô: Au-tsiu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: auciw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /au⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /au⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ao$^1$ ziu$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: au tsiu
*** Sinological IPA : /au³³⁻²³ t͡siu³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$eu-tseu$_1$
*** MiniDict: eu$^平$ tseu$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$eu-tseu$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɤ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ²¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /øy⁴⁴ t͡søy/

### Proper noun

歐洲
* Europe
    歐洲一體化／欧洲一体化 ― Ōuzhōu yītǐhuà ― European integration
    歐洲發端／欧洲发端 ― Ōuzhōu fāduān ― European origin
       nànmín táo wǎng Ōuzhōu de lùxiàn [Pinyin]
       the route of refugees fleeing to Europe

#### Synonyms

* (abbreviation) 歐／欧 (ōu)
* (dated) 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)

#### Derived terms

* 歐安會 / 欧安会 (Ōu'ānhuì)
* 歐洲共同體 / 欧洲共同体 (Ōuzhōu Gòngtóngtǐ)
* 歐洲大陸 / 欧洲大陆 (Ōuzhōudàlù)
* 歐洲烏賊 / 欧洲乌贼 (Ōuzhōu wūzéi)
* 歐洲狗獾 / 欧洲狗獾
* 歐洲聯盟 / 欧洲联盟 (Ōuzhōu Liánméng)
* 歐洲議會 / 欧洲议会 (Ōuzhōu Yìhuì)
* 歐洲鰉 / 欧洲鳇 (ōuzhōuhuáng)

### Adjective

歐洲
* (neologism, slang, in gacha games) of good luck
    Antonym: 非洲 (Fēizhōu)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 欧州(おうしゅう) (ōshū)
* → Korean: 구주(歐洲) (guju)
* → Vietnamese: Âu châu (歐洲)
Others:
* → Vietnamese: châu Âu (calque)

### See also

Seven Continents in Mandarin · 七大洲 (layout · text) :
| Icons | | | | | | | |
| Mandarin | 北美洲 (Běiměizhōu) | 南美洲 (Nánměizhōu) | 南極洲 / 南极洲 (Nánjízhōu) | 非洲 (Fēizhōu) | 歐洲 / 欧洲 (Ōuzhōu) | 亞洲 / 亚洲 (Yàzhōu) | 大洋洲 (Dàyángzhōu) |
| English | North America | South America | Antarctica | Africa | Europe | Asia | Oceania |

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 歐 | 洲 |
| おう Hyōgai | しゅう Jinmeiyō |
| kan'on ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 歐洲 – see the following entry. :
| 【欧州おうしゅう】 | [proper noun] Europe (continent) Alternative spelling 欧洲 |
(This term, 歐洲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (欧洲) of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 歐 | 洲 |

### Proper noun

歐洲 • (Guju) (hangeul 구주)
* hanja form of 구주 (“Europe”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 歐 | 洲 |

### Proper noun

歐洲
* chữ Hán form of Âu châu (“Europe”).