首府

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

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

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(しゅ)() • (shufu) 

  1. capital; metropolis

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

首府 • (subu) (hangeul 수부)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

首府

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