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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "chau"}}
==Hokkien==
{{zh-see|巢|poj}}
{{zh-see|勦|poj}}
{{zh-see|剿|poj}}
{{zh-see|齊|poj}}

==Vietnamese==

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA}}

===Etymology 1===
{{vi-etym-sino|洲|[[continent]]}}.

====Noun====
{{vi-noun}}

# {{clip of|vi|châu lục||{{l|en|[[geopolitical]] [[continent]]}}}}
# the same as {{m|vi|châu lục}}, minus [[Antarctica]]
#: {{ux|vi|năm châu bốn bể|the five (geopolitical) continents and the four oceans}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|vi
|{{vi-l|Á Châu|亞洲|Asia}}, {{vi-l|Á châu||Asia}}
|{{vi-l|Âu châu|歐洲|Europe}}
|{{vi-l|châu Á|洲亞|Asia}}
|{{vi-l|châu Âu|洲歐|Europe}}
|{{vi-l|Châu Đại Dương|洲大洋|Oceania}}
|{{vi-l|châu lục|洲陸|continent}}
|{{vi-l|châu Mĩ|洲美|the Americas}}, {{vi-l|Châu Mỹ|洲美|the Americas}}
|{{vi-l|châu Phi|洲非|Africa}}
|{{vi-l|châu thổ|洲土|river delta}}
|{{vi-l|Châu Úc|洲澳|Australia}}
|{{vi-l|chó hoang châu Phi|𤝹荒洲非|African Hunting Dog}}
|{{vi-l|Mĩ châu|美洲|the Americas}}
|{{vi-l|Phi châu|非洲|Africa}}
|{{vi-l|Úc Châu|澳洲|Australia}}
}}

===Etymology 2===
{{vi-etym-sino|州|a type of historical political divisions}}.

====Noun====
{{vi-noun}}

# {{lb|vi|history}} {{l|en|a [[province]] in [[ancient]] [[China]]}}
#: {{ux|vi|Giao '''Châu''' là một '''châu''' của Trung Quốc thời Bắc thuộc.|{{w|Jiaozhou (region)}} was a province under Chinese government.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|vi
|{{vi-l|tri châu|知州|provincial prefect}}
|{{vi-l|Lai Châu|萊州|[[Lai Châu]]}}
|{{vi-l|Quảng Châu|廣州|[[Guangzhou]]}}
|{{vi-l|Triều Châu|潮州|[[Chaozhou]]}}
|{{vi-l|Tuyền Châu|泉州|[[Quanzhou]]}}
}}

===Etymology 3===
{{vi-etym-sino|珠|[[bead]]/[[pearl]]}}.

====Noun====
{{vi-noun}}

# a [[round]] [[ornament]] (''especially for a [[Christmas]] tree'')
# {{lb|vi|only in compounds}} [[precious stone]], [[gem]], [[jewel]], [[pearl]]
# {{lb|vi|figurative}} [[teardrops]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|vi
|{{vi-l|châu báu|珠寶|treasure}}
|{{vi-l|hoả châu|火珠|flare}}
|{{vi-l|trân châu|珍珠|pearl}}
}}

===Etymology 4===
{{vi-etym-sino|週|to [[circle]]}}.

====Verb====
{{vi-verb}}

# to [[huddle]] [[together]]; to [[circle]] [[around]]; to [[assemble]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|vi
|{{vi-l|lỗ châu mai||embrasure}}
}}

{{C|vi|Provinces of China|Continents}}