荊州 [荆－]

Jyutping ging1 zau1
Pinyin jīng zhōu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name
    Jingzhou (a township in Jixi, Xuancheng, Anhui, China)
  2. name
    Jingzhou (an economic and technological development zone in Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
  3. name
    Jingzhou (a district of Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
  4. name, historical
    Jing Province (one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China)
  5. name
    Jingzhou (a prefecture-level city in Hubei, China)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    刘备借荆州
    劉備借荊州
    lau4 bei2 ze3 ging1 zau1
    • an expression meaning "something borrowed is not going to be returned", literally "Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou"
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我们绝对不能因轻敌而大意失荆州。
    我們絕對不能因輕敵而大意失荊州。
    wǒ men jué duì bù néng yīn qīng dí ér dà yì shī jīng zhōu ．
    • We absolutely must not regard the enemy too lightly, and thereby make a bad call and lose the farm.