福州

Chinese

	good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (福州)	福	州
simp. ^#(福州)	福	州
alternative forms	虎糾／虎纠 slang 虎究 slang

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Fúzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fuk¹ zau¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): fuuk² ziu¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Fuk-chû

(Hailu, HRS): fug zhiu^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): fug⁵ zu¹
Northern Min (KCR): Hŭ-ciú
Eastern Min (BUC): Hók-ciŭ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): horh⁶ ziu¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Hok-chiu

(Teochew, Peng'im): hog⁴ ziu¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷foq-tseu₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Fúzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Fújhou
  - Wade–Giles: Fu²-chou¹
  - Yale: Fú-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Fwujou
  - Palladius: Фучжоу (Fučžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fuk¹ zau¹
  - Yale: fūk jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fuk⁷ dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fug¹ zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fuuk² ziu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɵk̚⁵⁵ t͡siu³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fuk-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: fug^ˋ zu^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fug⁵ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fuk̚² t͡su²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fug zhiu^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /fuk⁵⁻² t͡ʃiu⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fug⁵ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fʊk̚¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Hŭ-ciú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu²⁴ t͡siu⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Hók-ciŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sieu⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: horh⁶ ziu¹ [Phonetic: horh⁷ ziu¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ho̤h-ciu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡siu⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: horh⁶ ziu¹ [Phonetic: horh⁷ ziu¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɒʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Hok-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hokciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hog⁴ ziu¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hok tsiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hok̚²⁻⁴ t͡siu³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷foq-tseu₁
  - MiniDict: foh^入 tseu^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴foq-tseu₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /foʔ³³ t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: pjuwk tsyuw

Rime
Character	福	州
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	屋 (4)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	方六切	職流切
Baxter	pjuwk	tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pɨuk̚/	/t͡ɕɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/piuk̚/	/t͡ɕiu/
Shao Rongfen	/piuk̚/	/t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/puwk̚/	/cuw/
Li Rong	/piuk̚/	/t͡ɕiu/
Wang Li	/pĭuk̚/	/t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pi̯uk̚/	/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fu	zhōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fuk¹	zau¹

Proper noun

福州

(～市) Fuzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, China)

Synonyms

(poetic) 榕城 (Róngchéng)
三山 (Sānshān)

Derived terms

福州囝
福州戲 / 福州戏 (fúzhōuxì)
福州菜
福州話 / 福州话 (Fúzhōuhuà)
福州豆

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (福州):

→ Japanese: 福(ふく)州(しゅう) (Fukushū)
→ Korean: 복주(福州) (Bokju)
→ Vietnamese: Phúc Châu (福州)

Others:

→ English: Foochow, Fuchow, Fujhou, Fuzhou, Hokchew, Hockchew, Hokchiu
→ Korean: 푸저우 (Pujeou)
→ Russian: Фучжо́у (Fučžóu)
→ Zhuang: Fuzcouh
→ Spanish: Focheu, Fucheu

Japanese

Kanji in this term
福	州
ふく Grade: 3	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふくしゅう [fùkúꜜshùù] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟kɯ̟ɕɨː]

Proper noun

福(ふく)州(しゅう) • (Fukushū)

Fuzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
福	州

Proper noun

福州 • (Bokju) (hangeul 복주)

hanja form^? of 복주 (“Fuzhou”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
福	州

Proper noun

福州

chữ Hán form of Phúc Châu (“Fuzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, in southeastern China)”)