福建

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology

Short for 福州 (Fúzhōu) + 建州 (Jiànzhōu), two ancient prefectures in modern Fujian. Coined with the establishment of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) in 985 CE by the Northern Song court.

Pronunciation


Note:
  • hog4 giêng3 - Chaozhou;
  • hog4 giang3 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wugniu: 7foq-ci
      • Wiktionary Romanisation: 4foq-ji
      • Sinological IPA (key): /foʔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

福建

  1. () Fujian, Fukien (a province of China; capital: Fuzhou)

Usage notes

Kinmen (Quemoy) and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties, offshore island groups governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan), are excluded or included based on the context.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (福建):
  • Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Okinawan: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Korean: 복건(福建) (Bokgeon)
  • Vietnamese: Phúc Kiến (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふく > ふっ
Grade: 3
けん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝk̚kẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

(ふっ)(けん) • (Fukken) 

  1. Fujian (a province of China)

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

福建 • (Bokgeon) (hangeul 복건)

  1. Hanja form? of 복건 (Fujian).

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɸut͡ɕaŋ̍/

Proper noun

福建(ふちゃん) (Fuchan) 

  1. Fujian (a province of China)

References

  • フチャン” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
  • 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”), 1963

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

福建

  1. chữ Hán form of Phúc Kiến (Fujian).
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