福晉

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Chinese

good fortune; happiness; luck
good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname
 
to advance; to be promoted; name of a dynasty and state
trad. (福晉)
simp. (福晋)
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Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᡶᡠᠵᡳᠨ (fujin), itself borrowed from Chinese 夫人.

Pronunciation


Noun

福晉

  1. (historical) wife of the Prince of the First Rank, Prince of the Second Rank, or the heir of the Prince of the First Rank in the Qing dynasty