首府

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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首府

  1. capital (of a state, autonomous region, etc.)
    銀川寧夏回族自治區首府 [MSC, trad.]
    银川宁夏回族自治区首府 [MSC, simp.]
    Yínchuān shì Níngxiàhuízúzìzhìqū de shǒufǔ. [Pinyin]
    Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
    布里斯班澳大利亞昆士蘭首府 [MSC, trad.]
    布里斯班澳大利亚昆士兰首府 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùlǐsībān shì Àodàlìyà Kūnshìlán zhōu de shǒufǔ. [Pinyin]
    Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, Australia.

Usage notes

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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

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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

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しゅ)() (shufu

  1. capital; metropolis

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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首府 (subu) (hangeul 수부)

  1. hanja form? of 수부 (capital; metropolis)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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首府

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