福建

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Chinese

 
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
simp. and trad.
(福建) 		福 建
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Etymology

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

Note:
  • hog4 giêng3 - Chaozhou;
  • hog4 giang3 - Shantou.

Proper noun

福建

  1. (～省) 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):

Others:

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

福(ふっ)建(けん) • (Fukken) 

  1. Fujian (a province of China)

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term
福建

Proper noun

福建 • (Bokgeon) (hangeul 복건)

  1. Hanja form? of 복건 (“Fujian”).

Okinawan

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

Pronunciation

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
福建

Proper noun

福建

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