福建
Chinese edit
good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname |
to establish; to found; to set up to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct | ||
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simp. and trad. (福建) |
福 | 建 |
Etymology edit
Short for 福州 (Fúzhōu) + 建州 (Jiànzhōu), two ancient prefectures in modern Fujian. Coined with the establishment of 福建路 (“Fujian Circuit”) in 985 CE by the Northern Song court.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
福建
Usage notes edit
Kinmen (Quemoy) and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties, offshore island groups governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan), are excluded or included based on the context.
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Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (福建):
Others:
- → English: Fujian, Fuhkien, Fukien, Fu-chien, Fookien, Fokien, Hokkien
- → Georgian: ფუძიენი (puʒieni)
- → Khmer: ហុកកៀន (hokkiən)
- → Korean: 푸젠 (Pujen)
- → Malay: Fujian, Hokkien, Hokkian
- → Russian: Фуцзя́нь (Fuczjánʹ), фуцзя́нец (fuczjánec)
- → Spanish: Fujian, Fokien, Fukién
- → Tagalog: Fukien, Hokkien
- → Thai: ฝูเจี้ยน, ฮกเกี้ยน
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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福 | 建 |
ふく > ふっ Grade: 3 |
けん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
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福建 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation edit
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Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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福 | 建 |
Proper noun edit
Okinawan edit
Kanji in this term | |
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福 | 建 |
Grade: 3 | Grade: 4 |
Alternative spelling |
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福建 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
福建 (Fuchan)
References edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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福 | 建 |
Proper noun edit
福建