九州 jiǔ zhōu — a poetic name for China

九州
jiǔ zhōu

Characters: 九 · 州

Definitions

  1. a poetic name for China

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. division of China during earliest dynasties
  2. fig. ancient China
  3. Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands

zdic(汉典)

  1. 中国的别称
  2. 日本四主岛中最南的岛

ExtDict

  1. 传说中的我国上古行政区划，后用作‘中国’的代称。

Examples

  • 死去元知万事空，但悲不见九州同。

    Now that I die I know all is void; only grieve that I have not seen the realm united.

  • 这片土地古称九州，承载着千年的文明。

    This land was anciently called Jiuzhou, bearing a thousand years of civilization.

  • 他的足迹几乎走遍了九州。

    His footsteps have covered nearly the whole of China.