Fuzhou

Syllables: Fu·zhouUK/fuːˈt͡ʃəʊ/US/ˈfuˈt͡ʃoʊ/

Fuzhou proper noun: a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, China.

Proper noun (1)

Fuzhou

A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, China.
- At the end of August Eaton anchored at a group of three small islands off the coast of Fujian to take on fresh water, as the casks had not been refilled since leaving the Cape in April. Cuninghame calls these islands the Crocodile Islands, but he says the Chinese call them the ‘Pek-kin Islands’....2007, Jane Kilpatrick, “The first collector”, in Gifts from the Gardens of China: The Introduction of Traditional Chinese Garden Plants to Britain 1698-1862, Frances Lincoln Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC...
- In a past life in Fuzhou, it represented some reality other than the one of daily congee and pickled turnips, cabbage and boiled rip soup.2022, Ling Ma, “Peking Duck”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN

Fuzhou

A prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangxi, China.
- The blasts occurred in the city of Fuzhou in Jiangxi Province between 9 and 9:45 a.m., according to the government posting, which appeared on the province’s propaganda bureau Web site. The first one was at the Fuzhou Procurator’s Office, the second at the Linzhuan District government building and...2011 May 26, Edward Wong, “Series of Blasts Leaves at Least 2 Dead in Southern Chinese City”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2011, Asia Pacific
- Our family was originally from Nancheng county, Fuzhou district, Jiangxi province. Nancheng dates back to ancient times, to the days when Liu Bang ruled as the first Han dynasty emperor, and Nancheng belonged to Yuzhang district.2018 [2013], Rao Pingru, translated by Nicky Harman, Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China, Square Peg, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 26

These are the Matsu Islands, north east of Fuzhou, one of which is called Peikantang or Peikan Island.2007, Jane Kilpatrick, “The first collector”, in Gifts from the Gardens of China: The Introduction of Traditional Chinese Garden Plants to...
The blasts occurred in the city of Fuzhou in Jiangxi Province between 9 and 9:45 a.m., according to the government posting, which appeared on the province’s propaganda bureau Web site.2011 May 26, Edward Wong, “Series of Blasts Leaves at Least 2 Dead in Southern Chinese City”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 福州 (Fúzhōu).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 撫州 /抚州 (Fǔzhōu).

What does Fuzhou mean?: Fuzhou means a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, China.
What is Fuzhou in Hindi?: Fuzhou in Hindi is फ़ूझोउ (fūjhou). See Fuzhou meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Fuzhou in a sentence?: These are the Matsu Islands, north east of Fuzhou, one of which is called Peikantang or Peikan Island.
What part of speech is Fuzhou?: Fuzhou is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fuzhou?: Fuzhou is pronounced /ˈfuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ (US).

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