How do you pronounce chau?

The recorded pronunciation is /tʃaʊ/.

chau

/tʃaʊ/

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Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

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"9. Kingdom of Yen 燕 Táking situated in lat. 39° 54' N., long. 116° 28' E., one of the districts of Shuntien fú in Chihlí, now occupies the site of the capital of the ancient kingdom of Yen, the most northern part of the empire under the reign of the Chau dynasty."

From Cantonese 周 (zau¹) or Vietnamese Châu (from the same ultimate origin). Doublet of Zhou.

Chaus (plural)

Chau Doc

Chau Doc

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