# 福州
## Chinese

* 福州 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 福州 (Cantonese)
* 福州 (Classical)
* Fuk-chû-sṳ (Hakka)
* Hók-ciŭ (Eastern Min)
* Hok-chiu (Southern Min)
* 福州 (Wu)
* Fuzhou (English)

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Fúzhōu
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄡ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fuk$^1$ zau$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): fuuk$^2$ ziu$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Fuk-chû
    (Hailu, HRS): fug zhiu$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fug$^5$ zu$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): Hŭ-ciú
* Eastern Min (BUC): Hók-ciŭ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): horh$^6$ ziu$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Hok-chiu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hog$^4$ ziu$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$foq-tseu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Fúzhōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Fújhou
*** Wade–Giles: Fu$^2$-chou$^1$
*** Yale: Fú-jōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Fwujou
*** Palladius: Фучжоу (Fučžou)
*** Sinological IPA : /fu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fuk$^1$ zau$^1$
*** Yale: fūk jāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fuk$^7$ dzau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fug$^1$ zeo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: fuuk$^2$ ziu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fɵk̚⁵⁵ t͡siu³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fuk-chû
*** Hakka Romanization System: fug$^ˋ$ zu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fug$^5$ zu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fuk̚² t͡su²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: fug zhiu$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /fuk⁵⁻² t͡ʃiu⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fug$^5$ zu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fʊk̚¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Hŭ-ciú
*** Sinological IPA : /xu²⁴ t͡siu⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Hók-ciŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /huʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sieu⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: horh$^6$ ziu$^1$ [Phonetic: horh$^7$ ziu$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ho̤h-ciu
*** Sinological IPA : /hɒʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡siu⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: horh$^6$ ziu$^1$ [Phonetic: horh$^7$ ziu$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /hɒʔ²⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-chiu
*** Tâi-lô: Hok-tsiu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hokciw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hog$^4$ ziu$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hok tsiu
*** Sinological IPA : /hok̚²⁻⁴ t͡siu³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$foq-tseu
*** MiniDict: foh$^入$ tseu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$foq-tseu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /foʔ³³ t͡sɤ⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: pjuwk tsyuw
Rime :
| Character | 福 | 州 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 屋 (4) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 方六切 | 職流切 |
| Baxter | pjuwk | tsyuw |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pɨuk̚/ | /t͡ɕɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /piuk̚/ | /t͡ɕiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /piuk̚/ | /t͡ɕiəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /puwk̚/ | /cuw/ |
| Li Rong | /piuk̚/ | /t͡ɕiu/ |
| Wang Li | /pĭuk̚/ | /t͡ɕĭəu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pi̯uk̚/ | /t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | fu | zhōu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fuk$^1$ | zau$^1$ |

### Proper noun

福州
* (～市) Fuzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, China)

#### Synonyms

* (poetic) 榕城 (Róngchéng)
* 三山 (Sānshān)

#### Derived terms

* 福州囝
* 福州戲 / 福州戏 (fúzhōuxì)
* 福州菜
* 福州話 / 福州话 (Fúzhōuhuà)
* 福州豆

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 福(ふく)州(しゅう) (Fukushū)
* → Korean: 복주(福州) (Bokju)
* → Vietnamese: Phúc Châu (福州)
Others:
* → English: Foochow, Fuchow, Fujhou, Fuzhou, Hokchew, Hockchew, Hokchiu
* → Korean: 푸저우 (Pujeou)
* → Russian: Фучжо́у (Fučžóu)
* → Zhuang: Fuzcouh
* → Spanish: Focheu, Fucheu

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 福 | 州 |
| ふく Grade: 3 | しゅう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 福州 (kyūjitai)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ふくしゅう [fùkúꜜshùù] (Nakadaka – [2])
* IPA: [ɸɯ̟kɯ̟ɕɨː]

### Proper noun

福(ふく)州(しゅう) • (Fukushū)
* Fuzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, China)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 福 | 州 |

### Proper noun

福州 • (Bokju) (hangeul 복주)
* hanja form of 복주 (“Fuzhou”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 福 | 州 |

### Proper noun

福州
* chữ Hán form of Phúc Châu (“Fuzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, in southeastern China)”).