Fuzhou

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Fuzhou¹

  • /ˈfuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ US
  • /ˈfuːˈd͡ʒoʊ/ US
  • /fuːˈt͡ʃəʊ/ UK
  • /fuˈd͡ʒəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈfuˈʒoʊ/
  • /fuːˈʒəʊ/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Foochow · Fuchow · Fuh-Chau · Fuh-chau · Fujhou · Fu-chou

  1. 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’. The

Fuzhou²

  • /ˈfuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ US
  • /ˈfuːˈd͡ʒoʊ/ US
  • /fuːˈt͡ʃəʊ/ UK
  • /fuˈd͡ʒəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈfuˈʒoʊ/
  • /fuːˈʒəʊ/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Fu-chou · Fuchou

  1. 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 th

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name a prefecture-level city in southeastern China

한국어푸저우 Pujeou, 복주 Bokju
日本語福州 Fukushū
中文福州 Fúzhōu
हिन्दीफ़ूझोउ fūjhou
РусскийФучжо́у Fučžóu
Tiếng ViệtPhúc Châu
العربيةفُوجُو fūjū

name a prefecture-level city in southeastern China

中文撫州 /抚州 Fǔzhōu

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@misc{fuzhou_2026,
  title = {Fuzhou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fuzhou},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}