首府

Chinese

		head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems	prefecture; mansion
simp. and trad. (首府)		首	府

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒufǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² fu²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siú-hú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒufǔ [Phonetic: shóufǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒufǔ
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-fu³
    • Yale: shǒu-fǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooufuu
    • Palladius: шоуфу (šoufu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² fu²
    • Yale: sáu fú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² fu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² fu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ fuː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-hú
    • Tâi-lô: siú-hú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siw'huo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴¹/

Noun

首府

1. capital (of a state, autonomous region, etc.)

   銀川是寧夏回族自治區的首府。 [MSC, trad.]
   银川是宁夏回族自治区的首府。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yínchuān shì Níngxiàhuízúzìzhìqū de shǒufǔ. [Pinyin]

   Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

   布里斯班是澳大利亞昆士蘭州的首府。 [MSC, trad.]
   布里斯班是澳大利亚昆士兰州的首府。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùlǐsībān shì Àodàlìyà Kūnshìlán zhōu de shǒufǔ. [Pinyin]

   Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, Australia.

Usage notes

When translating the English term capital city, use 首都 (shǒudū) when referring to the capital of a country, 首府 (shǒufǔ) when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and 省會／省会 (shěnghuì) when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include 國都／国都 (guódū), 京城 (jīngchéng), 京都 (jīngdū), 京邑 (jīngyì) and 都城 (dūchéng) all of which are more commonly used in literary language.

Proper noun

首府

1. An alternate name used for various capitals, particularly Dali (大理) when it served as the capital of an independent medieval kingdom.

See also

• 省會／省会 (shěnghuì)
• 首都 (shǒudū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首	府
しゅ Grade: 2	ふ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

首(しゅ)府(ふ) • (shufu) 

1. capital; metropolis

Korean

Hanja in this term
首	府

Noun

首府 • (subu) (hangeul 수부)

1. Hanja form^? of 수부 (“capital; metropolis”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
首	府

Noun

首府

1. chữ Hán form of thủ phủ (“capital city”).