Fu-ch'ing

//ˌfuːˈt͡ʃɪŋ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Fuqing. alt-of, alternative

    "So he bade good-by to Mr. Chiang, and set off for Fokien, his patron providing him with clothes and shoes, and the people of the place making up a subscription for him. On the road he met two traders in cotton cloth who were going to Fu-chʻing, and he joined their party; but they had not travelled many stages before these men found out that he had money, and taking him to a lonely spot, bound him hand and foot and made off with all he had."

Example

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"So he bade good-by to Mr. Chiang, and set off for Fokien, his patron providing him with clothes and shoes, and the people of the place making up a subscription for him. On the road he met two traders in cotton cloth who were going to Fu-chʻing, and he joined their party; but they had not travelled many stages before these men found out that he had money, and taking him to a lonely spot, bound him hand and foot and made off with all he had."

Etymology

From Mandarin 福清 (Fúqīng), Wade–Giles romanization: Fu²-chʻing¹.

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