Fuqing

See also: fùqīng and Fúqīng

English

Alternative forms

• (archaic) Fooching, Futsing
• (from Wade–Giles) Fuching, Fu-ch'ing

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 福清 (Fúqīng).

Proper noun

Fuqing

1. A county-level city in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
   • 2007 October 13, “China to build sea bridge to 5th-largest island”, in Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 June 2022, World News:

     The 1.1 billion yuan ($152 million) sea bridge will connect Pingtan Island, located in the Taiwan Strait, to Fuqing, a city on the main landmass of eastern Fujian Province, Xinhua said.

   • 2021 January 30, “China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations”, in AP News‎^[2], archived from the original on 30 January 2021:

     The reactor, located in the city of Fuqing city in China’s southeastern Fujian province, was designed to have a 60-year lifespan, with its core equipment domestically produced.

Synonyms

• (from Hokkien) Hokchia, Hockchia
• (from Min Dong) Hokchiang

Translations

county-level city in Fujian

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 福清 (fuk¹ cing¹)

  Mandarin: 福清 (zh) (Fúqīng)

  Min Dong: 福清 (Hók-chiăng)

  Min Nan: 福清 (Hok-chhiaⁿ)

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• Hungarian: Fucsing