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Learn a Foochow Idiom a Day 
偷食賣仈拭喙.
Tău-siĕh mâ̤-báik ché chói.
In this page you will find most notable placenames of Fuzhou.
Fujian
The name for Fujian itself is Hók-gióng in Foochow Romanized, and 福建 in Chinese characters. Sometimes Hók-gióng is shortened as Mìng (闽).
Decapolis
Fuzhou dialect has spread to an area beyong the administrative border of what is Greater Fuzhou today. This area is known as the Ten Counties of Central Min (闽中十邑). Set in the backdrop of Western culture, this group of cities could also be called the Decapolis of Fuzhou.
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Foochow Romanized |
Chinese characters |
Mandarin Pinyin |
① |
Hók-ciŭ |
福州 |
Fúzhōu |
② |
Mìng-âu |
闽侯 |
Mǐnhòu |
③ |
Hók-chiăng |
福清 |
Fúqīng |
④ |
Lièng-gŏng |
连江 |
Liánjiāng |
⑤ |
Bìng-nàng |
屏南 |
Píngnán |
⑥ |
Lò̤-nguòng |
罗源 |
Luóyuán |
⑦ |
Kŭ-chèng |
古田 |
Gǔtián |
⑧ |
Mìng-chiăng |
闽清 |
Mǐnqīng |
⑨ |
Diòng-lŏ̤h |
长乐 |
Chánglè |
⑩ |
Īng-tái |
永泰 |
Yǒngtài |
⑾ |
Bìng-tàng |
平潭 |
Píngtán |
The Decapolis of Fuzhou contains the cities listed in the table from ① to ⑩. The last one, Bìng-tàng (平潭) island, is a relatively new county which gained its independence from Hók-chiăng (福清) in 1912.
Fuzhou city proper
Fuzhou city proper is divided into 5 districts: Gū-làu (鼓楼), Dài-gĕ̤ng (台江), Chŏng-săng (仓山), Céng-ăng (晋安) and Mā-muōi (马尾), which are further divided into several smaller towns and villages.
Foochow Romanized |
Chinese characters |
Mandarin Pinyin |
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鼓楼区 |
Gǔlóu Qū |
Dè̤ng-buàng |
铜盘 |
Tóngpán |
Duâi-máe̤ng-săng |
大梦山 |
Dàmèngshān |
Hùng-săng Déng |
洪山镇 |
Hóngshān Zhèn |
Hĭng-huá-huòng |
兴化园 |
Xīnghuàyuán |
Kĕ̤ng-liē |
坑里 |
Kēnglǐ |
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台江区 |
Táijiāng Qū |
Dòng-tiăng |
长汀 |
Dòng-tiăng |
Nàng-muòng-dău |
南门兜 |
Nánméndōu |
Ngiê-ciŭ |
义洲 |
Yìzhōu |
Să̤-iàng-liē |
西营里 |
Xīyínglǐ |
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仓山区 |
Chāngshān Qū |
Chiàng-muòng Déng |
城门镇 |
Chéngmén Zhèn |
Â-iòng |
下洋 |
Xiàyáng |
Chăng-săng Déng |
仓山镇 |
Chāngshān Zhèn |
Dŏng-ciŭ |
中洲 |
Zhōngzhōu |
Huâng-sùng-puō |
泛船浦 |
Fànchuánpǔ |
Gái-săng Déng |
盖山镇 |
Gàishān Zhèn |
Gŏ̤-ù |
高湖 |
Gāohú |
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义序 |
Yìxù |
Gióng-sĭng Déng |
建新镇 |
Jiànxīn Zhèn |
Huàng-gĕ̤ng-dô |
横江渡 |
Héngjiāngdù |
Huòi-ăng |
淮安 |
Huái’ān |
Iù-kă̤-ciŭ |
尤溪洲 |
Yóuxīzhōu |
Guŏ-tăh |
高宅 |
Gāozhái |
Uăng-biĕng |
湾边 |
Wānbiān |
Lòi-ciŭ Déng |
螺洲镇 |
Luózhōu Zhèn |
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马尾区 |
Mǎwěi Qū |
Chăng-ciŭ |
青洲 |
Qīngzhōu |
Lò̤-sĭng |
罗星 |
Luóxīng |
Mā-muōi Déng |
马尾镇 |
Mǎwěi Zhèn |
Kuái-ăng |
快安 |
Kuài’ān |
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儒江 |
Rújiāng |
Dìng-gĕ̤ng Déng |
亭江镇 |
Tíngjiāng Zhèn |
Mìng-ăng |
闽安 |
Mǐn’ān |
Làu-giè Déng |
琅岐镇 |
Lángqí Zhèn |
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晋安区 |
Jìn’ān Qū |
Ngŏk-hŭng Déng |
岳峰镇 |
Yuèfēng Zhèn |
Gū-săng Déng |
鼓山镇 |
Gǔshān Zhèn |
Â-iêng |
下院 |
Xiàyuàn |
Huòi-giè |
魁岐 |
Kuíqí |
Kuái-ciŭ |
快洲 |
Kuàizhōu |
Gū-liāng Hiŏng |
鼓岭乡 |
Gǔlǐng Xiāng |
Huâng-kă̤ Hiŏng |
宦溪乡 |
Huànxī Xiāng |
Liāng-tàu Hiŏng |
岭头乡 |
Lǐngtóu Xiāng |
Nĭk-kă̤ Hiŏng |
日溪乡 |
Rìxī Xiāng |
Sĭng-dáing Déng |
新店镇 |
Xīndiàn Zhèn |
Sĭng-dáing-chŏng |
新店村 |
Xīndiàn Cūn |
Sêu-săng Hiŏng |
寿山乡 |
Shòushān Xiāng |
Last updated: 2009/10/22 |
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