首府
Chinese
head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems |
prefecture; mansion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (首府) |
首 | 府 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shǒufǔ [Phonetic: shóufǔ]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǒufǔ
- Wade–Giles: shou3-fu3
- Yale: shǒu-fǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooufuu
- Palladius: шоуфу (šoufu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sau2 fu2
- Yale: sáu fú
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau2 fu2
- Guangdong Romanization: seo2 fu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯³⁵ fuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-hú
- Tâi-lô: siú-hú
- Phofsit Daibuun: siw'huo
- IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hu⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
首府
- capital (of a state, autonomous region, etc.)
Usage notes
When translating the English term capital city, use 首都 (shǒudū) when referring to the capital of a country, 首府 (shǒufǔ) when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and 省會/省会 (shěnghuì) when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include 國都/国都 (guódū), 京城 (jīngchéng), 京都 (jīngdū), 京邑 (jīngyì) and 都城 (dūchéng) all of which are more commonly used in literary language.
Proper noun
首府
- An alternate name used for various capitals, particularly Dali (大理) when it served as the capital of an independent medieval kingdom.
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 首 | 府 |
| しゅ Grade: 2 |
ふ Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
首府 • (shufu)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 首 | 府 |
Noun
首府 • (subu) (hangeul 수부)
- hanja form? of 수부 (“capital; metropolis”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 首 | 府 |
Noun
首府
- chữ Hán form of thủ phủ (“capital city”)