Foochow

//ˈfuˈt͡ʃoʊ// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the Fuzhou dialect not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of Fuzhou. US, alt-of, dated

    "The steamer Lee Yuen, when about 30 miles from Foochow, abreast of Fuhyan, on her passage from this port to Foochow, carried away the lignum vitæ bush in the stern tube. She was beached for one tide under the lee of Matsu Island, for temporary repairs, and then proceeded to Foochow, where she has gone into dock."

  2. 2
    Fuzhou dialect (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

    "I heard Foochow, my native dialect being spoken in the hut and went in to visit. The man of the house was a refugee from Hsiapu, north of Foochow."

Synonyms

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hokchiu

Example

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"The steamer Lee Yuen, when about 30 miles from Foochow, abreast of Fuhyan, on her passage from this port to Foochow, carried away the lignum vitæ bush in the stern tube. She was beached for one tide under the lee of Matsu Island, for temporary repairs, and then proceeded to Foochow, where she has gone into dock."

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 福州 (Fúzhōu). Doublet of Hokchiu.

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