- 荆州市 jīngzhōushì JingzhouJingzhou, a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province
- 大意失荆州 dàyishījīngzhōu to suffer a major setback due to carelessnessto lose a critical position or suffer a major defeat because of negligence. This idiom refers to the historical event where the general [[关羽|關羽|guan1 yu3]] lost [[荆州|荊州|jing1 zhou1]] to his rivals during the Three Kingdoms period.
- 荆州区 jīngzhōuqū Jingzhou DistrictJingzhou District of Jingzhou city [[荆州市|荊州市|jing1 zhou1 shi4]] in Hubei Province
- 刘备借荆州 liúbèijièjīngzhōu Liu Bei borrows JingzhouA common saying meaning "to borrow something with no intention of returning it"; based on the historical account of [[刘备|劉備|liu2 bei4]] borrowing Jingzhou from [[孙权|孫權|sun1 quan2]] and then refusing to give it back