TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

FUJIAN [2 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2025-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
CN-FJ
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A province of China.

OBS

CN-FJ: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CN-FJ
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Province de la Chine.

OBS

CN-FJ : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CN-FJ
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Provincia de China.

OBS

CN-FJ: código reconocido por ISO.

Save record 1

Record 2 1982-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language Teaching
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions
CONT

(...) Chinese has many dialects (...) Fukienese, or Min, spoken by about 45 million people, and generally subdivided into Northern Fukienese, or Foochow (15 million speakers), of northern Fukien, and Southern Fukienese, or Amoy (30 million speakers), of southern Fukien, Amoy Island, and Taiwan; (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Enseignement des langues
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
CONT

La langue parlée se différencie (...) en une multitude de dialectes (...). Dans les régions côtières, au Sud-Est et au Sud on parle des dialectes à la fois très différents du mandarin et très différents les uns des autres: à quelques heures de bateau, dans les provinces de Zhejiang [on parle] du Fujian (fou-kien) (...).

Spanish

Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: