# 郵便局
## Chinese
### Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 郵(ゆう)便(びん)局(きょく) (yūbinkyoku).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yóubiànjú
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˊ
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yù-phien-khiu̍k
    (Hailu, HRS): rhiu pien$^˖$ kiug$^ˋ$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-piān-kio̍k
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yóubiànjú
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yóubiànjyú
*** Wade–Giles: yu$^2$-pien$^4$-chü$^2$
*** Yale: yóu-byàn-jyú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youbiannjyu
*** Palladius: юбяньцзюй (jubjanʹczjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /joʊ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-phien-khiu̍k
*** Hakka Romanization System: iu$^ˇ$ pien kiug
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yiu$^2$ pian$^4$ kiug$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ pʰi̯en⁵⁵ kʰi̯uk̚⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-phien-khiu̍k
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu$^ˇ$ pien kiug
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yiu$^2$ pian$^4$ kiug$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ pʰi̯en⁵⁵ kʰi̯uk̚⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhiu pien$^˖$ kiug$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒiu⁵⁵ pʰien³³ kʰiuk²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-piān-kio̍k
*** Tâi-lô: iû-piān-kio̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iu'piexnkiok
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ piɛn³³⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ piɛn³³⁻¹¹ kiɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Tainan): /iu²⁴⁻³³ piɛn³³⁻¹¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

### Noun

郵便局
* (obsolete or Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Northeastern Mandarin) post office

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 郵政局, 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 郵局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 郵局, 郵電局, 郵政局 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 郵政局 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 郵局 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 郵局, 信局子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 郵局 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 郵政局 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 郵電局 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 郵便局 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 郵局, 郵電局, 郵便局 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 郵電局 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 郵電局 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 郵局, 信局子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 郵局, 郵政局, 郵電局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 郵局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 郵局, 郵電局, 郵政局 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 郵局, 信局子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 郵局 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 郵局 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 郵局 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 郵電局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 郵局, 郵政局, 郵信局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 郵局, 郵電局, 郵政局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 郵電局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 郵電所 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 郵電局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 郵局 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 郵局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 郵局, 郵電局, 郵政局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 郵局, 郵電局, 郵政局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 郵電局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 郵局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 郵局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 郵局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 郵局, 郵政局, 郵電局 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 郵局, 郵政局, 書信館 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 郵政局 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 郵局 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 郵局 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 郵便局 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 郵便局 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 郵便局 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 郵便局 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 郵便局 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 郵便局 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 郵信局, 郵電局 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 郵局, 電信局 |
| Jin | Datong | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 郵電局, 郵政局 |
| Jin | Linhe | 郵電局 |
| Jin | Jining | 郵局 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 郵局 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 郵局 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 郵局 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 郵電局, 郵政局 |
| Jin | Handan | 郵局 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 郵電局 |
| Jin | Suide | 郵局, 郵電局 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 郵政局 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 郵局, 郵政局, 批局, 批館 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 郵局, 批局, 批館 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 郵局, 批局, 批館 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 郵局, 郵便局 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 郵局 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 郵政所 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 郵政局 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 郵局, 郵政局 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 郵政局 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 郵政局 |

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 郵 | 便 | 局 |
| ゆう Grade: 6 | びん Grade: 4 | きょく Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi |||

### Etymology

郵便 (“postal service”) +‎ 局 (“office”)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ゆうびんきょく [yùúbíꜜǹkyòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [jɯ̟ːbʲĩŋʲkʲo̞kɯ̟]

### Noun

郵(ゆう)便(びん)局(きょく) • (yūbinkyoku)
* post office; postal centre

#### Derived terms

* 特定郵便局(とくていゆうびんきょく) (tokuteiyu ubinkyoku): special post office
* 郵便局長(ゆうびんきょくちょう) (yūbinkyokuchō): post master
* 郵便局員(ゆうびんきょくいん) (yūbinkyokuin): postal clerk

### See also

* 〒, the Japanese postal symbol
* 航空郵便(こうくうゆうびん) (kōkūyūbin): airmail
* 航空便(こうくうびん) (kōkūbin): airmail

### References

* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN