Foochowese
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Foochownese. alt-of, alternative, dated
"The native of Canton is a foreigner to his brother of Amoy, not only in language, but in disposition : and the Ningpo man is as far removed from a Foochowese as the man of Kent is from the Highlander."
- 1 Alternative form of Foochownese. alt-of, alternative, dated
"I know Americans of extensive mission experience who can preach as long and as fluent a sermon in Foochowese as in English, yet who can no more make themselves understood anywhere else in China than if they had never crossed the Pacific."
Example
More examples"The native of Canton is a foreigner to his brother of Amoy, not only in language, but in disposition : and the Ningpo man is as far removed from a Foochowese as the man of Kent is from the Highlander."
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