Fuqing

See also: fùqīng and Fúqīng

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 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^[2]:

     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, […]

   • 2021 January 30, “China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations”, in AP News‎^[3], archived from the original on 30 January 2021‎^[4]:

     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 Eastern Min) Hokchiang

Translations

county-level city in Fujian

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 福清 (fuk¹ cing¹)

  Eastern Min: 福清 (Hók-chiăng)

  Hokkien: 福清 (Hok-chhiaⁿ)

  Mandarin: 福清 (zh) (Fúqīng)

• Hungarian: Fucsing (hu)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Fuqing”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1296, column 2