首府

首府

1. capital (of a state, autonomous region, etc.)

   銀川是寧夏回族自治區的首府。 [MSC, trad.]
   银川是宁夏回族自治区的首府。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yínchuān shì Níngxiàhuízúzìzhìqū de shǒufǔ. [Pinyin]

   Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

   布里斯班是澳大利亞昆士蘭州的首府。 [MSC, trad.]
   布里斯班是澳大利亚昆士兰州的首府。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùlǐsībān shì Àodàlìyà Kūnshìlán zhōu de shǒufǔ. [Pinyin]

   Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, Australia.

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.

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.

• 省會／省会 (shěnghuì)
• 首都 (shǒudū)

• On’yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝɸɯ̟ᵝ]

首(しゅ)府(ふ) • (shufu) 

1. capital; metropolis

首府 • (subu) (hangeul 수부)

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

首府

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