Châu

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəw˧˧] Homophones: châu, trâu === Etymology 1 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 周, alternate reading of Chu (see usage notes at 周). ==== Proper noun ==== Châu a surname from Chinese ==== See also ==== Chu === Etymology 2 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 珠 (“pearl”). ==== Proper noun ==== Châu a female given name from Chinese